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Online therapist

Jill Foster

Practical support for stressed parents and caregivers

Credentials
LPC
Experience
12 years
Licensed in
Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Jill

Jill Foster is a licensed professional counselor with 12 years of clinical experience. She focuses on common parenting and family concerns such as stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and grief. She speaks plainly in sessions and aims to make next steps feel manageable for a busy parent.

Her style is supportive and strengths-based. Jill centers the person's goals and treats each situation as unique. She uses clear, practical techniques rather than jargon.

Background and approach

Clients set priorities and Jill helps guide the process toward those aims. Jill draws from person-centered work, mindfulness, and cognitive-behavioral strategies in her sessions. That combination helps with symptoms of depression, panic, trauma reactions, and ongoing mood issues.

She adapts exercises and pacing to what fits each person's daily life. She is credentialed as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - and holds licenses in multiple states, including Arizona where she is listed as AZ LPC LPC-21970 and Pennsylvania as PA LPC PC017073. Her practice is based in Kentucky and she conducts sessions in English.

Jill emphasizes collaboration and practical tools. Parents and caregivers can expect short-term skill building and longer-term work on patterns that repeat at home. She aims for sensible steps that fit into family life and busy schedules.

Evidence-based techniques and flexible online care

Jill commonly uses person-centered work and cognitive-behavioral techniques in online sessions. Person-centered work focuses on active listening and helping people name their priorities, which can ease the process of figuring out next steps. Cognitive-behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thinking and teach practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and cope with panic symptoms.

She also brings mindfulness practices into sessions to build calm and present-moment awareness. Mindfulness exercises are simple and can be practiced at home to reduce stress and improve emotional regulation over time. Together these approaches offer both short-term tools and longer-term pattern change.

Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, concerns, and daily life. That means adapting pace, homework, and techniques so they feel useful rather than overwhelming.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into parenting schedules and workdays, and they let people use methods and exercises between meetings. The flexibility supports ongoing work without long travel or extra logistics.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Jill works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting issues, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, bipolar, compassion fatigue, and workplace or career stress.
What is her approach in sessions?
Her style is supportive and collaborative. She uses person-centered listening alongside mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people build practical skills.
How many years has she practiced?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with a range of mood, anxiety, and life-change concerns.
What credentials and locations are listed?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - with license details including AZ LPC LPC-21970 and PA LPC PC017073. Her practice is based in Kentucky.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Experience
12 years
Licensed
Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Washington, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Arizona
Languages
English

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