- CBT techniques
- Attachment focus
- Client-centered care
About Jillyan
Jillyan Schmidt is a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) in Nebraska with seven years of counseling experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma, ADHD, parenting challenges, and issues like guilt and shame.
Jillyan has provided both individual and group therapy in outpatient settings and schools since 2015. She also has experience offering sessions in office and online environments. Her work is practical and interactive, focusing on how people manage everyday problems and the patterns that keep them stuck.
In sessions she uses client-centered listening alongside cognitive-behavioral tools. That means she pays attention to what matters to a person, and then helps them test different ways of thinking and acting. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions.
Jillyan often mixes short, skills-based exercises with deeper conversation about values, meaning, and relationships. She pays attention to communication styles, boundaries, and habits that affect stress and intimacy. She can help people navigate forgiveness, guilt, shame, and the practical strains of parenting or caregiving.
Her background includes work with disruptive mood conditions, adoption and foster care issues, aging concerns, and blended family dynamics. People who want straightforward, respectful sessions that combine thinking-based strategies with relational focus may find her approach useful.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Jillyan uses client-centered work and cognitive-behavioral methods to guide online sessions. Client-centered work means the therapist listens closely and helps a person name what matters most. This approach supports building trust and clarifying goals. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different actions to reduce distress. CBT can be useful for anxiety, guilt, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with the client to choose which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That may mean trying brief skills practice in one session and deeper relational or attachment-focused exploration in another.
The practical benefits of online sessions are about fitting therapy into daily life. Online work can make it easier to schedule appointments around work or caregiving, allow a shorter check-in when time is tight, or avoid travel time. Confirm the current session options before booking to learn what formats are offered for this practitioner.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Nebraska
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship or family concerns, including guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She combines client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral practices and attachment-based ideas to look at thoughts, behaviors, and relationship patterns linked to those feelings.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has seven years of experience working in schools, outpatient settings, and with both individual and group therapy since 2015.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a LIMHP, which is a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner, practicing in Nebraska.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and how much do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to 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.