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- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Addiction support
About Jill
Jill Sherwood is an Iowa Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and relationship and family concerns. Jill also helps people with parenting strain, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, bipolar mood challenges, and coping with life changes.
She has worked in nonprofit, residential, and clinical practice settings. That work included individual sessions, group facilitation, and supporting people involved with the Department of Human Services and the Department of Corrections. Over time she has gathered a range of practical skills and interventions for mood and behavioral concerns.
Her practice uses several evidence-based methods. Jill draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered approaches, cognitive behavioral techniques, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, and EMDR practices when appropriate. These tools are used to address symptoms and to build everyday coping skills.
Jill has experience helping people facing addiction and substance-related problems alongside mental health issues. She also supports adults who are caregivers or who manage chronic illness or disability. Her background includes work with blended family issues, divorce and separation, domestic violence, and communication and control difficulties.
Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps. Jill aims to help people identify what matters to them, reduce unhelpful patterns, and try new ways of coping. People who want to start are asked to use the site's matching and scheduling flow to set up a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking practical steps toward them while learning to notice painful thoughts without getting stuck. It can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replaces them with more effective skills for mood, sleep, and worry. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to reduce the emotional intensity of past traumatic memories by working through them in a structured way.Choosing the right method is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively with each person to decide which approach or combination of approaches fits their goals and comfort level. That conversation can include how intensive EMDR or DBT skills work should be applied and when to focus on short-term CBT strategies.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, avoid travel time, and check in during a break from work. Some approaches lend themselves to shorter skills-focused sessions while others require longer, focused meetings; Jill will help plan sessions so they fit into everyday life and goals.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Iowa
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, grief, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, CBT, DBT skills, and EMDR techniques to support practical change.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience in nonprofit, residential, and clinical practice settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an Iowa Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and practices from Iowa.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking by using the site's matching flow, as formats are not specified here.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.