Jill Sherwood, LMHC
Compassionate, practical support for life and parenting challenges
Book with Jill- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Iowa
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Jill
Jill Sherwood is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Iowa with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges. Jill aims to offer practical, down-to-earth support that families and individuals can use day to day.
She brings experience from nonprofit, residential, and clinical practice settings. That includes leading groups and working alongside people involved with the Department of Human Services and the Department of Corrections.
Background and approach
Those roles shaped her ability to work with a wide range of life circumstances and behaviors. Jill uses several approaches to fit different needs, including acceptance and commitment work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral tools, dialectical skills, and trauma-focused EMDR. She combines talk-based strategies with concrete skills so people can make steady changes.
Sessions often focus on small, manageable steps and real tasks to try between meetings. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. She emphasizes support, empowerment, and practical problem solving.
People looking for help with parenting concerns, communication problems, substance use, or coping with major life changes will find a straightforward approach. Jill offers sessions in English and works with common challenges like sleep trouble, self-esteem, bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, and caregiver stress. She hopes to help clients find clearer priorities, better routines, and more sustainable ways of coping.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jill lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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 guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts and clarify what matters most. It uses small actions tied to values to reduce avoidance and build a more meaningful routine. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and then practicing practical changes to break those cycles. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and many everyday struggles. EMDR is a trauma-informed method that can help people process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity when trauma is a primary concern.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your situation. Together you can decide whether acceptance work, skills-based CBT, EMDR, or a blend feels most helpful and adjust over time.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well if bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, manage energy levels, and keep momentum while working toward goals.
Questions people ask about Jill
What concerns does Jill commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, sleep problems, and self-esteem challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are collaborative and straightforward. She blends client-centered listening with practical skills from cognitive and acceptance-based approaches.
What kind of experience does she have?
Jill has six years of experience in nonprofit, residential, and clinical settings, including group work and roles involving the Department of Human Services and Department of Corrections.
What credentials and region describe this therapist?
She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Iowa.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with client location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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