Jill Sherwood, LMHC

Jill Sherwood is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Iowa. She brings six years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people who are coping with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, depression, and self-esteem concerns.

Her background includes work in nonprofit, residential, and clinical settings. She has led groups and supported people involved with the Department of Human Services and the Department of Corrections. That range of settings informs a practical approach to everyday problems.

Jill uses a mix of well-known therapy approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws from client-centered methods to build rapport and from cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She also incorporates acceptance-based strategies and trauma-focused tools when they fit the situation.

In session she aims to be warm and nonjudgmental while offering clear steps people can try between visits. Jill helps people set realistic goals, practice new skills, and notice small changes that add up over time. Her work often includes support for relationship and family concerns, sleep difficulties, parenting strain, and coping with life transitions.

People seeking help with addiction or chronic health and caregiving stress will find this background relevant. To begin, readers should use the site’s Start Therapy process to match and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Therapy approaches and working online

Jill often combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. ACT helps people notice what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and many day-to-day struggles.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jill will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and adjust methods over time. Together they decide which tools to try and when to try something different based on how the person responds.

If you are interested in online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking. Jill’s work translates well to remote conversations because much of the therapy involves talking, skill practice, and short between-session exercises. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, support regular check-ins during difficult periods, and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter phone or video visits when a quicker check-in is helpful.