Jillanne Hecker, LPCC, LMHC

Jillanne Hecker is a licensed counselor who works from Florida and brings six years of clinical experience to her practice. She holds LPCC and LMHC credentials and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and addictions. Her style is calm and practical, aimed at helping people find clearer steps forward when life feels overwhelming.

She uses straightforward tools to help people rebuild self-esteem and cope with big life changes. Jillanne helps clients sort through relationship and family concerns, career stress, and the emotional fallout of illness or loss. She listens for each person’s values and history and uses that to shape the work together.

In sessions she often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behavior patterns. She also uses skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation and mindfulness techniques to increase present-moment awareness. EMDR and motivational interviewing are available when addressing trauma or building motivation for change.

Jillanne focuses on practical skills you can use between sessions. She helps people set small goals, practice new communication strategies, and build routines that support mood and focus. This approach is meant to feel collaborative and action-oriented rather than abstract.

People who choose Jillanne tend to want clear tools and a steady, empathetic guide through difficult transitions. She aims to make therapy understandable and useful, helping clients move toward greater stability and self-compassion over time.

How Jillanne Uses Therapy Approaches Online

Jillanne often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT focuses on practical steps you can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety or improve mood. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication in stressful moments.

When trauma is a central issue, she incorporates elements of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to help process troubling memories in a paced way. Mindfulness techniques are used across approaches to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. The choice of approach is made together based on the person’s goals, history, and what feels most useful in early sessions.

Online therapy with Jillanne can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or travel. Phone sessions can be a quicker check-in, while chat or messaging supports brief updates and between-session work. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and discussion, giving flexibility without needing to travel.