About Jill
Jill Wasserman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth therapy for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, and mood concerns. Jill speaks plainly and makes room for each person's experience so they can begin to feel more capable and steady.
Jill uses approaches that put the person at the center of the work. She listens first, then helps set goals together.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped around what matters most to the client, whether that is managing panic attacks, reducing substance use, or coping with life transitions. Her background includes eight years of clinical experience in settings that addressed mood disorders, impulsivity, and co-occurring problems.
She has worked with issues such as obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, process addictions, and problems tied to guilt and shame. This experience informs a practical, skills-based style in session. Jill draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
She also uses dialectical behavior strategies to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Client-centered principles guide how she tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward.
Jill helps clients build routines, practice new skills between sessions, and track small wins. She supports people who want clearer focus, steadier moods, and better ways to cope with daily stressors.
How Jill’s approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting. The therapist follows the client's lead, helps clarify goals, and adjusts conversations to fit what the person wants to work on. This approach is useful for building trust and planning steps that feel manageable.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors link to feelings. It teaches concrete skills to challenge unhelpful thoughts and set practical routines. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and patterns like compulsive behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, provides tools for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive actions. It includes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness skills that can help with mood swings and impulsivity.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques together, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Clients are invited to give feedback and shape the plan as therapy progresses.
Online appointments are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and do well for skill coaching. Phone sessions can be lighter check-ins or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, between-session support, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Co-morbidity
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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