About Jillyan
Jillyan Schmidt is a licensed independent mental health practitioner (LIMHP) who offers steady, respectful care for people facing anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma. She draws on straightforward listening and practical strategies so conversations feel useful from the first session. She uses a client-centered stance that puts the person's goals first.
Jillyan also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings, and cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How Jillyan works
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with simple homework or skill practices when helpful. Her background includes seven years working in schools, outpatient clinics, and group settings, so she is familiar with short-term and longer-term therapy formats. That experience informs how she structures sessions to match each person's needs and pace.
Jillyan avoids stigmatizing labels and aims to meet people where they are. Jillyan helps people with parenting stresses, relationship and intimacy concerns, career confusion, and changes that come with life transitions. She also addresses issues such as ADHD symptoms, anger, low self-esteem, and caregiver stress.
Additional areas include adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, and aging-related concerns. People can expect a warm, interactive approach that blends empathy with concrete techniques. Jillyan supports problem-solving and emotional processing while encouraging strengths and small, doable steps toward change.
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What Jillyan works with
The areas below are the ones Jillyan selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LIMHP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Nebraska |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work
Jillyan blends client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to make online sessions feel practical and personal. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people set their own goals, which helps when sorting through relationship or parenting worries. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers specific strategies to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and address low mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Jillyan will talk with the person about their goals, preferences, and daily life, and then suggest methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and adjustments can be made as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is useful when visual cues help the conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text are helpful for brief updates, ongoing support between sessions, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiver schedules while still working on meaningful change.
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