Jill Rountree, LMSW

Jill Rountree is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with more than 10 years of experience delivering therapy across a variety of clinical settings. She has provided care in correctional facilities, outpatient programs, and integrated health care environments, working with people facing anxiety, depression, life adjustment challenges, substance use, and trauma. Jill blends a client-centered stance with evidence-based tools to tailor sessions to each person's needs and goals.

Raised in Southeastern Michigan, she has lived in Northern Michigan for eight years and is currently based in the Traverse City area, where she shares a home with her growing family of children and animals. Jill earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and a Master of Social Work from Wayne State University in Detroit.

In practice she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to explore connections among thoughts, emotions, and actions, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach mindfulness and distress tolerance skills. For clients processing traumatic memories she also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - EMDR - after establishing grounding and safe place techniques. Outside of therapy she is a Registered Yoga Instructor (RYT) who enjoys cooking, reading, outdoor time with the family, and parenting twin boys.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Jill Rountree

Jill Rountree integrates several well-established approaches to support clients in online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the client’s lead and helps build self-awareness and coping over time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify patterns in their thoughts and behaviors and develop practical strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is used when processing traumatic memories - it begins with stabilization and safe place techniques and can help reduce the intensity of past experiences when appropriate.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jill works with each person to consider their goals, preferences, and life circumstances and recommends techniques that fit those needs, adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls or phone sessions, and there are also options for live chat or text-based messaging for ongoing support between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access licensed professionals from different locations, while still maintaining the therapeutic relationship and goal-focused work.