Liliana Amador, LCSW

Liliana Amador is an Illinois licensed clinical social worker with three years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or struggles with self-esteem. Liliana speaks English and Spanish and focuses on making conversations straightforward and caring.

She aims to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings. Liliana encourages small, achievable changes that build confidence and reduce daily stress.

Her approach blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered listening and mindfulness practices. That means she will help identify unhelpful thinking patterns, listen closely to what matters to the person, and teach simple grounding or breathing strategies to manage strong emotions.

Liliana also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods to help people find their own reasons to change and to set clear, short-term goals. These tools are helpful when someone needs support taking the next step after a life change or coping with past trauma.

People can expect a collaborative style where the therapist and client decide goals together. Liliana emphasizes practical skills, steady encouragement, and attention to what each person values most. The aim is clearer thinking, better day-to-day coping, and stronger confidence over time.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Liliana commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood by giving clear steps to practice between sessions. She also draws on client-centered therapy, focusing on listening closely and following the person's priorities so conversation feels respectful and grounded in what matters most to them. Mindfulness therapy is used to teach simple attention and breathing strategies that help manage strong feelings and stay present.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust methods based on the client's goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps find what fits best for each individual's situation.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full session feel and eye contact, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing prompts or brief reflections. These formats make therapy more flexible so people can fit sessions into busy schedules and continue progress from different locations.