Dina Payne, LCSW
Licensed in Illinois · 9 years in practice
Dina Payne welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward.
License and registration
- LCSW, Illinois
- 149.017887 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1154793974 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
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About Dina
Dina Payne welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. She creates a calm space where clients can talk about stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, grief, and other concerns without judgment. Dina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and she aims to help people find practical steps toward feeling better and reaching their goals.
She draws on nearly a decade of experience in schools, foster care, and individual therapy.
Background and approach
That range has given her many chances to help people manage life changes, addiction struggles, and relationship wounds. Dina listens for what matters most to each person before suggesting a direction. In sessions she uses straightforward techniques and real-world exercises.
She helps clients notice patterns, try new behaviors, and practice skills between meetings. Goals are practical and tracked so progress is visible over time. Dina also works with issues tied to identity, intimacy, aging, caregiving, and multicultural concerns.
She supports people facing shame, guilt, infidelity, or the lasting effects of trauma and abuse. Her approach balances empathy with clear suggestions for change. Outside the therapy hour she enjoys walking dogs, reading, yoga, and crafts.
Those simple routines inform her belief that small, steady steps often lead to meaningful change.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Dina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Dina names
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Dina's Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and helping clients lead the conversation. The therapist reflects what she hears and follows the client’s pace to build trust and clarify goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going and teaches practical exercises to change them, which helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process traumatic experiences in manageable steps and builds skills to reduce triggers and improve daily functioning.Dina treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they try methods that fit the client's needs and adjust the plan over time based on what works.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, quick chats let someone check in between appointments, and messaging supports shorter updates or reflections. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity when schedules change.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Dina help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, parenting issues, addictions, grief, intimacy questions, and ADHD among other concerns.
What is Dina's therapy style like?
Her style is warm and practical, combining listening with clear exercises and behavioral steps that clients can try between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
Dina has nine years of clinical experience working in schools, foster care, and individual therapy settings with adolescents and adults.
What are Dina's credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Dina?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing the short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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