Dr. Jill Hackley, NE Psychologist 964, MN Psychologist LP6593

Dr. Jill Hackley is a licensed psychologist with a long history of working with children, adolescents, and families across a range of clinical settings. With two decades of experience in the mental health field, she combines graduate-level training and hands-on practice to support people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, ADHD, and parenting or family challenges. She earned a Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology from Forest Institute of Professional Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Community Counseling from Drake University, grounding her clinical work in both research and community-focused practice.

Dr. Hackley holds professional licensure noted as NE Psychologist 964 and MN Psychologist LP6593, and she has practiced in multiple Midwestern states including Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota, and Nebraska. She has served as an Iowa Health Services Provider and spent much of her career working with children and adolescents in inpatient and residential settings. Her clinical work includes individual, group, and family therapy as well as psychological testing, and she draws on evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods to tailor treatment to each person’s needs.

Her areas of particular focus include adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, family problems, and the varied challenges parents and caregivers face. Dr. Hackley’s background in both assessment and therapy supports a practical, collaborative style aimed at helping clients develop coping skills, improve relationships, and navigate transitions at different life stages.