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Online therapist

Jill Wasserman

Practical, empathetic counseling for everyday struggles

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Jill

Jill Wasserman is a licensed professional counselor who uses a practical, person-focused approach in sessions. She aims to help people reduce stress and anxiety, manage mood disorders, and address addictive behaviors. Jill listens without judgment and shapes each conversation to match what the client needs in the moment.

She has eight years of clinical experience in Michigan as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor. That background includes work with depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and trauma.

Background and approach

Jill also addresses relationship strain, grief, and issues around identity and women's concerns. In session she draws on Client-Centered Therapy to build a respectful, empathetic space. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and routines.

When emotions run intense, elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy help people learn coping skills and steady reactions. Jill focuses on clear, doable steps rather than long lectures. She helps people craft small changes they can try between meetings.

Conversations are direct and practical, aimed at real life routines and decisions. Her work also covers co-morbid conditions, process and substance addictions, compulsive behaviors, panic, and problems with impulse control. Those threads inform treatment choices and goal-setting over the course of care.

Jill supports clients as they try new skills and adjust plans when life changes.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on respect and understanding, making space for a person's own goals and pacing; it helps people feel heard and decide what matters most to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the thoughts and habits that keep problems going and offers concrete strategies to shift routines and reactions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches practical emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for intense moods and impulsive moments.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as therapy progresses. That collaborative process helps keep sessions relevant and focused on real-world changes.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. These options allow for flexible scheduling, shorter check-ins when needed, and written tools people can reread between meetings. For many, remote formats reduce travel time and make it simpler to try new skills from home, while still working with licensed professionals trained in these approaches.

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 kinds of concerns does Jill address?
Her stated focus includes stress, anxiety, addictions, bipolar and mood disorders, depression, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, relationship challenges, anger, self esteem, and coping with life changes.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Sessions use a client-centered approach along with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to build rapport, change unhelpful thinking patterns, and teach emotional coping skills.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has eight years of professional experience as a counselor working with a range of mood, anxiety, and addiction-related concerns.
What are the credential and location details?
Jill holds the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and practices in Michigan. The license number on file is MI LPC 6401222712.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as formats for remote work.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
8 years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English

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