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Online therapist

Jill Hazzard

Calm, practical help for family and parenting challenges

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
35 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Jill

Jill Hazzard is a Florida licensed mental health counselor with 35 years of experience. She focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside mood and stress-related issues. Jill aims to create a respectful, compassionate space for people reaching out during hard times.

She listens first, then works with each person to set simple, clear goals. Conversations and plans are tailored to what fits a client’s life and needs. Jill emphasizes practical steps that can make daily life more manageable.

Background and approach

Her work covers common struggles like anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or intimacy challenges. She also addresses parenting and family problems, blended family dynamics, and caregiver stress. Jill offers support for mood disorders, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and issues connected to trauma and abuse.

Jill uses approaches that include client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, solution-focused work, and Internal Family Systems. Those methods help with emotional regulation, changing unhelpful patterns, and improving communication within relationships. Her practice supports people dealing with guilt, shame, isolation, and life transitions such as separation or divorce.

Jill helps clients prioritize what to try first and adjusts plans as progress is made. The goal is steady, manageable change rather than sudden fixes.

How Jill’s approaches translate to online support

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead, helping people feel heard and supported while they name what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions so people can try small experiments to change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships when stress feels overwhelming.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jill will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and try methods that fit their situation. She adjusts the plan as progress happens so work stays realistic and useful.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family routines and to keep momentum between appointments. The range of formats helps people stay connected to treatment even when in-person visits are hard to schedule.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Jill commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and family and parenting problems. Additional areas include ADHD, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is respectful and practical. She listens carefully, sets clear goals, and uses straightforward strategies to help people change what isn’t working.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Jill has 35 years of professional experience supporting people through family conflicts, parenting struggles, mood concerns, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, FL LMHC MH4908, and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should someone take to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability.

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Experience
35 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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