Regina E. McCarthy, LCSW, is a Holistic Psychotherapist with a private practice in Elgin, IL. She received her undergraduate degree from Boston College, Boston, MA, and her master's in social work from Loyola University, Chicago, IL. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the Wellness Institute, Issaquah, WA. She is an Advanced Heart-Centered Hypnotherapist®, a Transpersonal Hypnotherapist and a Reiki Master. She lives with her husband and has three adult children and a cat named Bob. Courageous Gilbert the Groundhog is her first book.