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Jill Sheetz

Jill Sheetz

California

Practical, client-centered therapy for everyday struggles

  • 20 years' experience
  • English
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Credentials
LMFT
License
LMFT, California · 86823
NPI
1003959362
Based in
California
  • Strength-based approach
  • Focus on coping skills
  • Support for sleep issues

About Jill

Jill Sheetz is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with twenty years of experience in the mental health field. She works with people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, substance use concerns, and problems with relationships and loneliness. Jill focuses on helping individuals who want clearer coping strategies and steadier day-to-day functioning.

Her style is client-centered and strength-based. Jill aims to build a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk openly about what matters to them. She emphasizes listening first, then helping clients find practical next steps that fit their lives.

Jill blends straightforward talk with tools you can use between sessions. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. Mindfulness techniques are brought in to help with stress, sleep, and grounding after distressing events.

Motivational Interviewing supports clients who are working on substance use or making other life changes. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set short-term goals and identify what already works, so progress feels achievable.

People who reach out usually want direct help with coping skills, better sleep, or clearer boundaries in relationships. Jill supports that work by tailoring sessions to each person’s pace and priorities. If you want a therapist who listens, guides, and helps you try practical steps, she offers an accessible, steady approach.

Therapeutic approaches and online work

Jill commonly draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her practice. Client-Centered Therapy involves listening closely and shaping sessions around each person’s goals, which helps when clients need space to process feelings and make decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes, which can be practical for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jill collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. She will check in about what feels useful and adjust the plan as goals evolve, so therapy stays focused on real-life changes.

The therapist’s profile does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try tools for sleep, stress reduction, and behavior change between appointments so progress can extend into daily life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Jill address?

She helps with depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating concerns, parenting stress, ADHD, and related challenges.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Jill uses a client-centered, strength-based style that focuses on listening, collaboration, and practical steps to improve day-to-day functioning.

What experience does she bring to therapy?

She has twenty years of experience in the mental health field working with a range of concerns including substance use, grief, and family relationship issues.

What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?

Jill is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in California.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Jill?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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