Jill Rountree , LMSW

Jill Rountree is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with over 10 years of experience delivering therapy across diverse settings. She has provided support in Correctional Facilities, Outpatient Care, and Integrated Health Care environments, working with people facing anxiety, depression, adjustment challenges, substance use, and trauma. Jill pairs a client-centered stance with evidence-informed methods to tailor care to each person's needs and goals.

Raised in Southeastern Michigan, she moved to Northern Michigan eight years ago and now lives in the Traverse City area with her growing family, which includes children and several animals. Jill earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and a Masters in Social Work from Wayne State University in Detroit. Her professional license is noted as LMSW, a master-level social work credential that reflects state licensure to provide clinical services.

In practice she combines a client-centered approach with modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and EMDR to address symptoms and process past experiences. Outside of clinical work she is also a Registered Yoga Instructor (RYT) and enjoys cooking, reading, and spending time outdoors with her family and animals alongside parenting twin boys.

Approaches That Guide Online Therapy Choices

Jill often uses a client-centered approach that puts the person's goals and experiences at the heart of sessions, creating space for compassion, active listening, and collaborative goal setting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is another frequent tool she applies to help clients explore the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and to develop practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and everyday stressors. For clients processing traumatic memories, she also integrates EMDR - a method that supports processing past events while establishing grounding and safe-place techniques before deeper work begins.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Jill works with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time so therapy remains a good fit. Licensed professionals and therapists use this flexibility to tailor sessions rather than force a single model on every person.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides practical benefits for many clients. These options make scheduling more flexible, reduce travel time, and allow continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult. For those balancing family, work, or mobility considerations, remote sessions can expand access to consistent therapeutic support while preserving the collaborative, goal-oriented work that informs Jill's practice.