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Jillian Sharp

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Jillian Sharp, LICSW, LIMHP

Nebraska

LICSW LIMHP - Anxiety and Grief

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  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Mindfulness therapy
  • Emotionally focused work

About Jillian

Jillian Sharp is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) with three years of clinical experience. She practices in Nebraska and focuses on common concerns like stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also helps people dealing with relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, eating and body-image struggles, ADHD, and career or caregiving stress.

Jillian uses clear, practical approaches in sessions. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also uses client-centered work to follow what matters most to each person. Mindfulness and emotionally focused ideas appear when attention to feelings or present-moment noticing will help.

Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented. People can expect to talk through specific problems, try new coping strategies between meetings, and check what is or is not helping. Jillian pays attention to patterns that keep problems repeating and helps plan small experiments to change those patterns.

Her background as a social worker informs a focus on strengths and practical resources people already have. That perspective shows up when addressing issues like abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, blended family questions, cancer-related stress, or forgiveness and guilt struggles. She also supports people managing impulsivity and control issues.

Jillian describes her role as relational and supportive while keeping sessions focused on steps people can try. She aims for clear goals and steady progress rather than vague talk. For anyone wanting concrete tools to manage mood, relationships, or life transitions, her approach centers on workable changes and steady problem solving.

How Jillian Uses Practical Approaches in Online Sessions

Jillian draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and practice small behavior changes. CBT works well for anxiety, low mood, and changing habits that keep problems going.

She also uses client-centered methods that focus on what each person values and wants to change. That approach supports clearer goals and keeps sessions focused on the person’s priorities. Emotionally-Focused Therapy techniques are used when work on relational patterns and emotional responses will help resolve recurring conflicts or painful feelings.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions often include concrete homework or experiments to try between meetings so people can see what helps.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around work, caregiving, or travel. It also allows brief check-ins or focused sessions that require less time or bandwidth when that suits the person’s schedule.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseEating disordersCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

Nebraska, Minnesota

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem issues, and coping with life changes, plus trauma, eating and body-image issues, ADHD, and caregiving stress.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and relational. She focuses on clear steps, noticing patterns, and trying small changes between sessions.

What approaches does she use in sessions?

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered methods, Emotionally-Focused ideas, existential perspectives, and mindfulness techniques depending on the problem.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She holds LICSW and LIMHP credentials and practices in Nebraska.

Are sessions offered in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before scheduling.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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