About Jill
Jill Ertel is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 11 years of experience in Indiana. She focuses on helping people reduce stress, manage anxiety, and address addictive behaviors. Jill aims to meet people where they are and to make the first steps feel manageable and respectful.
She uses a direct and compassionate style. Sessions are tailored to individual needs and goals rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Jill listens first, then works with each person to choose practical steps that fit their life.
How Jill works
Her work often centers on coping skills for anger, self-esteem, and motivation. She also supports people facing career pressures, relationship concerns, and major life changes. Coaching elements are used when clients want concrete strategies for next steps.
Jill also focuses on caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, and issues around body image and self-love. She addresses communication problems, codependency, and substance use concerns with clear, problem-focused strategies. Conversations cover both emotional insight and actionable habits.
Her approach draws from client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and solution-focused strategies. That mix helps people identify thoughts and behaviors to change, while keeping sessions practical and goal-oriented. Jill aims to help people build tools they can use beyond therapy.
Jill lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Jill works with
The areas below are the ones Jill selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person guides the conversation. It helps when someone needs to be heard and to build confidence at their own pace.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises to change unhelpful thinking and develop healthier behaviors, which can help with anxiety, mood, and stress.
Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on goals and small changes that lead to progress. Sessions often identify next steps the person can try right away to move toward what they want.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and personal preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is working.
Online therapy offers flexibility and a range of ways to connect. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into busy schedules or use less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging work for quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life and keep progress moving forward.
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A practical next step
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