About Jill
Jill Chestang is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and self-esteem struggles. She aims to build a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through what feels hard and decide what they want to change. Jill uses practical, goal-oriented work to help people take the next steps toward feeling better.
With 12 years of experience in Michigan, Jill draws on methods that center the client and teach useful skills.
Background and approach
She listens first, then helps identify small, concrete changes that add up over time. Sessions are meant to be collaborative and straightforward so people leave with clear next steps. Jill works with adults facing life transitions, midlife concerns, and aging or geriatric issues.
She also supports people dealing with workplace stress, relationship communication problems, divorce and separation, and the emotional effects of prejudice or discrimination. Young adult issues and financial stress are also within her focus areas. Her approach combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools, dialectical behavior strategies, and solution-focused problem solving.
That mix helps when addressing mood concerns, seasonal affective disorder, isolation, guilt, shame, and struggles with life purpose. Jill emphasizes building self-love and coping skills as part of recovery. People who choose Jill can expect collaborative planning and steady skill building.
She helps set realistic goals, practices new ways of coping, and marks progress along the way. The work aims to empower clients to try healthier habits and celebrate their steps forward.
Approach and Online Options for Practical Skill Work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person where they are. It helps people feel heard and guides the conversation so the client sets the pace and priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jill will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and goal-oriented.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines. Video calls allow fuller face-to-face conversation when bandwidth allows. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when being on camera is difficult, or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for ongoing support between sessions or for people who prefer typing. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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What this counselor works with
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- Aging and geriatric issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English