Jill Rountree
Compassionate LMSW blending practical skills and mindfulness
LMSW Michigan
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Depression
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Jill
Jill Rountree is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with a decade of clinical experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, and a wide range of relational and identity concerns.
Background and approach
She draws on practical, evidence-informed methods to help clients navigate life transitions, manage overwhelming emotions, and address issues such as grief, addiction, intimacy challenges, and self-esteem. Jill’s background includes work in correctional facilities, outpatient care, and integrated health settings, which informs a flexible, real-world approach to therapy.
She practices from Northern Michigan, having roots in Southeastern Michigan and academic training in sociology and social work from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and Wayne State University. Jill uses a client-centered stance while integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), EMDR, and motivational strategies depending on each person’s needs.
Outside of clinical work she is a Registered Yoga Instructor and spends time with her family, children, and animals in the Traverse City area.
How Jill’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Jill uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior, which can be applied through practical exercises and skills-building during virtual sessions. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques that emphasize mindfulness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance, useful for managing intense emotions and improving day-to-day coping. EMDR is another tool she employs for processing traumatic memories, with preparatory stabilization techniques introduced before any trauma-focused work.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Jill works collaboratively with each person to determine which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals, and comfort level. She adapts interventions based on client feedback so treatment evolves in response to progress and preference.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and different communication styles. These options make it possible to continue consistent work on coping skills, behavioral experiments, mindfulness practice, and trauma processing from locations that suit the client.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English