- CBT techniques
- Client-centered work
- Solution-focused goals
About Jill
Jill Dutra is a California LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with seven years of experience. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, depression, and guilt and shame. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at helping people move through whatever is holding them back.
Jill has worked in community counseling and the Juvenile Justice Mental Health department, where she focused on adolescents, family systems, and substance use. She has also maintained private practice work with individuals and couples, and has run motivational groups for women. That mix of settings shaped a flexible way of working that fits different life situations.
In sessions she uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy. Those approaches guide conversations, skills practice, and short-term goal work. Jill helps people name what matters, test small changes, and notice what works in day-to-day life.
She often helps clients who are dealing with abandonment, blended family issues, body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, eating-related concerns, forgiveness, isolation, life purpose, midlife shifts, post-traumatic stress, self-love, social anxiety, and related areas. Guilt and shame are listed among the issues she addresses.
Jill describes her work as collaborative; she and the client set goals together and adjust the plan as needed. If a person wants a practical focus with tools from CBT and a client-centered tone, Jill’s background aligns with that style.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Jill draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and reflective conversation to help people feel understood and to clarify what matters to them. CBT brings concrete tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and practice new behaviors that change how people react to stress and anxiety. Solution-Focused Therapy narrows the work to small, achievable goals and looks for practical steps that produce immediate change.Finding the right mix is part of the work. Jill collaborates with each person to decide which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean using more CBT skills for anxiety, more client-centered listening during times of grief, or solution-focused planning for a practical problem. She adjusts the plan as progress and feedback indicate.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the session formats she currently offers before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or reducing the need to be on camera. Licensed professionals and therapists can use online sessions to carry out the same kinds of conversations, skill practice, and goal-setting they use in person, while keeping session length and timing flexible to suit everyday demands.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, depression, grief, anger, eating concerns, and guilt and shame among other topics.
How would she approach feelings of shame from childhood?
She uses client-centered conversations alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused steps to identify patterns, test changes, and set short-term goals.
What is her background in clinical work?
Jill has seven years of experience including work in a community counseling center, Juvenile Justice Mental Health, and private practice with individuals and couples.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California and practices in that state.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients meet with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what about cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.