Dr. Hilary Towers is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who earned her Master of Science (M.S.) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Divine Mercy University, and her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at The George Washington University’s Center for Family Research in Washington D.C. 

A non-resident scholar at Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR), Hilary’s work in behavioral genetics appears in a variety of academic journals and books, including Marriage and Family Review, International Journal of Behavioral Development, and Journal of Family Psychology. Her work on the subjects of marriage and divorce has also been published in an array of online journals, including: Public Discourse, Crux, CatholicVote, National Catholic Register, Ethika Politika, Institute for Family Studies, First Things, and National Review Online. 

Hilary has been a guest speaker at the Catholic Women’s Symposium and invited to speak in media, workshops, and conferences on topics such as: “Cultivating Marital Commitment to Reduce Poverty”;  “Commitment as an Antidote to ‘Moving On: The Role of Millennials in Reviving Lifelong, Faithful Marriage”; “Reviving Marriage: The Commitment Factor” and “Marriage-Centered Communities: How to Build a Marriage Ministry in Your Parish.”

Hilary's clinical interests include premarital counseling, marriage counseling, trauma-related care, and spousal abandonment. Her primary treatment approaches are attachment-oriented, cognitive-behavioral, and existential. Having completed Externship and Core Skills, she is working toward certification in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT). She has completed level I and II certification in Logotherapy, a clinical approach developed by psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl. She has completed level 1 training in both Cognitive Processing Therapy and Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT).  She is a certified facilitator of the Prepare/Enrich program, an evidence-based approach to marital preparation and enrichment.

Hilary is trained for the optional integration of the Catholic Christian faith into her therapeutic approach.

The mother of five children, she and her family reside in Northern Virginia.