- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Jill
Jill Sheetz is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with 20 years of experience in mental health. She works with adults facing depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, substance use concerns, and stress. Parents may find her useful when parenting feels overwhelming or when family roles strain daily life.
She uses a client-centered, strength-based style that focuses on listening first and building trust. Sessions are conversational and practical. Jill helps people name what is hard, identify small changes, and test new ways of handling problems.
Background and approach
Her work often blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness to help someone notice patterns and try different responses. Motivational Interviewing is used when people are weighing change or feeling stuck. Solution-Focused techniques help set short-term goals and track progress.
Jill pays attention to family history, relationship patterns, and how stress affects daily routines like sleep and eating. She also supports people dealing with addiction, caring roles, and difficult life transitions. The goal is clearer thinking and more manageable steps forward.
Conversations cover practical coping skills, emotion regulation, and decisions about next steps. Jill encourages an honest, nonjudgmental space for parents to talk about parenting strain and family conflict. She helps people build on strengths so change feels doable.
What Jill works with
Everything Jill lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jill helps people with.
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Jill lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit online parenting and family work
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person and their experience first. The therapist listens without judgment and follows the client's priorities, which helps when parents need a space to sort feelings and make decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions; it helps people notice unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jill will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level. That may mean trying mindfulness exercises one week, then shifting to a problem-solving focus the next. The plan is adjusted as progress and needs become clearer.
Online formats make therapy easier to fit into busy family life. Video calls are useful for full conversations and body language, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or a camera isn't wanted, and live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options allow flexibility in scheduling and keep momentum when life is hectic.
Questions people ask about Jill
What concerns can Jill help with?
She works with adults on issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and relationship and intimacy-related issues. Parenting challenges, sleep and eating problems, and caregiver stress are also listed areas of focus.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centered, strength-based approach that emphasizes listening and collaboration. Sessions are practical and focused on small, achievable steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has twenty years of experience in the mental health field, working with a range of concerns including substance use and family-related issues.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the credential LMFT, which is a licensed marriage and family therapist credential in California. She practices from California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online therapy appointments.
How does the cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
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