Jill Ertel, LCSW
Compassionate practical support for emotional struggles
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Indiana
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jill
Jill Ertel is a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana with 11 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, and issues around self-esteem and motivation. Her approach is practical and respectful, aimed at meeting each person where they are.
Jill speaks plainly and works to make the first steps feel manageable for someone who may be nervous about beginning therapy. She practices in a way that adjusts to a person's needs.
Background and approach
Conversations lead to simple, doable strategies for handling difficult moments. Jill uses clear methods to help people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and build confidence over time. Her work draws from client-centered ideas that prioritize the person's perspective.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify thought and behavior links. Solution-focused tools help set short-term goals and track progress with small, measurable steps. Jill helps people with a wide range of concerns beyond immediate symptoms.
That includes caregiving strain, body image, communication problems, codependency, workplace stress, and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose. Sessions are shaped by what each person needs and wants to accomplish.
Jill emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every conversation. If taking the first step feels hard, she acknowledges that and focuses on clear next steps to get the work started.
What Jill works with
Everything Jill lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jill's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jill lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Jill draws from client-centered methods that focus on the person's experience and priorities, creating space to talk through what matters most and set personal goals. This approach helps when someone needs to be heard and to identify their own path forward.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT offers clear steps to test new ways of thinking and behaving, which can be useful for anxiety, anger, and mood concerns.
Solution-focused techniques provide a short-term, goal-oriented way to track progress and build momentum. These tools are helpful when someone wants concrete changes fast and prefers practical steps over lengthy analysis.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, try methods together, and adjust plans based on the client's needs, goals, and preferences. The aim is to match techniques to what actually helps in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing, shorter exchanges. These formats make care more flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Jill
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, self-esteem, career and relationship concerns, plus many related issues such as caregiving stress, body image, and workplace problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and respectful, using plain language and down-to-earth strategies to help people try new behaviors and set small goals.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 11 years of professional experience as a licensed clinician working with a variety of emotional and life concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices in Indiana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.