- Practical coping skills
- Trauma-informed care
- Work stress focus
About Jill
Jill Rountree is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) who helps people manage work stress, anxiety, trauma, and life changes. She focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier. Her approach aims to help clients feel steadier at home and on the job.
Jill draws on ten years of experience in settings such as correctional facilities, outpatient care, and integrated health care. She uses an open, client-centered style that lets each person guide the pace and focus of therapy. Conversations tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented so people can try new ways of coping between sessions.
Her work often covers depression, ADHD, substance use, grief, intimacy issues, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas she supports include attachment issues, family problems, gender dysphoria, and difficulties around sexual expression such as BDSM and kink. She also helps people dealing with anger, shame, impulsivity, and isolation.
Jill blends several practical methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes mindfulness and tolerating distress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is used when processing past trauma, with safe-place techniques first.
Raised in Southeastern Michigan, Jill now lives near Traverse City with her partner, twin boys, and a growing group of animals. She trained in sociology at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and earned her Master of Social Work at Wayne State University. Outside of therapy she is a Registered Yoga Instructor and enjoys cooking, reading, and time outdoors.
How Jill Uses Practical Approaches Online
Jill commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when helping people manage stress, anxiety, and work-related challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and then try small behavior changes to feel better. Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on building mindfulness, emotion regulation, and skills to tolerate distress in high-stress moments.EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is another tool Jill may use when past trauma is affecting daily life; she emphasizes establishing safe-place strategies before beginning trauma processing. Choosing which approach to use is a collaborative process: the therapist and client talk about goals, try strategies, and adjust plans based on what helps most.
For online work, confirm the session formats Jill currently offers before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy workweek, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can attend from different locations within Michigan. The focus is on finding ways to apply skills to everyday routines and work demands rather than promising a particular delivery method.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can Jill help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, parenting strain, and career stress among other concerns.
What is Jill's general therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, with straightforward conversations and practical goals people can try between sessions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Jill has ten years of clinical experience working in correctional facilities, outpatient care, and integrated health care settings.
What are Jill's credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Jill?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.