About Jill
Jill Hazzard is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor with 35 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and major life changes. Jill listens first and helps people name the problems that feel most urgent.
She works with concerns such as grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy difficulties, anger, low self-esteem, and mood or temperament issues. She also supports people navigating ADHD, bipolar mood swings, eating concerns, and career stress.
Background and approach
Her approach is grounded in conversations that respect each person's story and needs. Jill adapts sessions so they match what a client wants to work on, using clear tools and steps rather than vague theory. She draws on methods like client-centered listening, skills-based techniques, and brief solution-focused work when appropriate.
She also brings experience with family-of-origin issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, codependency, and the emotional fallout of separation or divorce. Jill pays attention to feelings of abandonment, shame, and isolation and helps people find manageable ways forward. People who choose her can expect straightforward guidance, goal-oriented planning, and steady support as they try new strategies.
Her style aims to make the change process feel doable, one step at a time.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered work focuses on listening and tailoring sessions to what matters most to the client. It helps people feel heard and steer conversations toward their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses simple steps to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching skills people can use between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication, which can be useful for strong mood swings and intense feelings.Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, concerns, and what methods feel most comfortable. Then they will recommend a direction and adjust it as needed so the plan fits the client's needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone meetings, live chat, or text messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is good for in-depth conversation and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to schedule. Live chat or text-based messaging lets people check in between longer sessions and keep progress moving when a short update is needed. These options help people stay consistent while balancing work, family, or other obligations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English