Jill Jaster, LMHC

Jill Jaster is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a key part of her practice. She centers sessions on a respectful, equal partnership so people feel heard and understood. Her style aims to help clients make practical changes and cope better with hard moments.

She believes the relationship between therapist and client matters most. Jill focuses on building professional rapport and mutual respect before moving into skill work. That means clients set goals and the work proceeds at a pace that feels right for them.

Jill helps people facing many concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and struggles with mood disorders. She also addresses problems such as panic attacks, addiction, low self-esteem, and issues around body image and abandonment.

Her approach blends Client-Centered and Existential ideas with CBT and mindfulness techniques. Sessions often include talking through patterns, noticing how thoughts affect feelings, and trying practical tools between meetings. Jungian perspectives may be woven in to explore deeper personal meaning when useful.

People who come to Jill often want straightforward help navigating life changes, caregiving stress, relationship challenges, or recovery after sexual assault. She frames therapy as a collaborative journey and supports clients as they find clearer direction and more balanced coping.

Jill brings 22 years of experience and practices in Iowa. She offers several online session formats to fit different schedules and preferences.

Approach-focused care delivered online

Jill uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and often includes trying tools between sessions to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or curb panic symptoms.

She also uses a Client-Centered approach that emphasizes listening and collaboration. That means the pace and topics are guided by the client's needs, and the therapist offers support rather than direction. Existential ideas are sometimes brought in to help people clarify life purpose and meaning during major transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jill will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods fit best. This collaborative process helps shape a plan that feels useful and realistic.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be used when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options let people fit therapy into busy schedules and choose the format that helps them engage most effectively.