About Jill
Jill Ballew is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina who uses a client-centered approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. She draws on 15 years of experience to create a respectful, supportive space where people are heard and helped to set their own goals.
Jill keeps sessions focused on each person's needs and works alongside them as a partner in change. She blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to address patterns of thinking and behavior that get in the way.
Background and approach
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is also part of her practice for processing traumatic memories. Her background includes community mental health, school-based counseling, mobile crisis response, and directing programs for people with chronic severe mental illness.
That variety has shaped a practical approach to common problems such as low self-esteem, relationship and family stress, parenting strain, anger, and coping with life changes. Jill also supports people with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and specific focus areas like abandonment, communication problems, caregiver stress, first responder issues, and recovery after natural or human-caused disasters.
She aims to tailor each session, so treatment plans fit the person rather than following a one-size-fits-all script. Jill offers sessions outside regular daytime hours, which can help people who need evening appointments. She talks through next steps with each person and helps them plan realistic steps toward a more manageable daily life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy places the person at the center of care and focuses on listening, respect, and collaboration. Online sessions follow the same rhythm - Jill aims to understand what matters most and to shape sessions around each person's priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. In online work CBT tools include identifying unhelpful thoughts, experimenting with small behavior changes, and practicing new skills between sessions to reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps people process traumatic memories. When done online, EMDR sessions involve guided techniques with clear step-by-step pacing and grounding checks so the person can work through distressing memories safely with clinician support.
Choosing the best approach is a team effort. Jill will talk with the person about their goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That collaborative process helps find what feels most useful and practical.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and work through exercises together. Phone calls can fit into a work break or reduce bandwidth needs. Live chat or text messaging supports brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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