Liliann Pineda Hawkins

Hello Everyone! I am so excited and thankful that you are here. My name is Lil and I can’t wait to work together. 

I am passionate about using a strengths based approach with and leading with a  a non judgmental space.  

I believe in a collaborative relationship when I work with children, adolescents, their families and young adults.   Parents must be included to move change out of the moment and into the system the child lives in. 

I use a holistic approach to consider different areas of everyones life,   and your the many  systems play into your experience. My goal is to create a safe place to allow for processing, sharing your story, learning, healing and establishing connection.

I pull from a different approaches including  person centered, dialectical behavioral, trauma focused, emotionally focused and, always, creative/play interventions. 

Starting and sticking with therapy takes a lot of guts, and I am thankful for clients and their families who allow me to learn about and support them. 

Clinical Specialties

  • Self-Esteem
  • Trauma, TFCBT (2024) certification
  • Life Transitions
  • Anxiety 
  • Relationships
  • Behavioral Challenges
  • Depression
  • Obsessive compulsive disorders  

Clinical Experience

  • School Based Therapist SC Department of Mental Health
  • Therapeutic Foster Care Agency 
  • University of South Carolina Mental Health Initiatives 

Education

  • Masters in Social Work University of South Carolina