Jill Sexton, LPC

Jill Sexton, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), brings 18 years of clinical experience supporting children, adolescents, adults, and families. She focuses on adoption-related concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting challenges, relationship and family issues, stress and anxiety, mood disorders including bipolar and depression, ADHD, and a broad range of life adjustments and identity concerns. Her practice also addresses attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care dynamics, codependency, communication and commitment problems, fatherhood and family-of-origin matters, and other areas that shape emotional well-being.

She holds certification in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), has training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and is recognized as adoption competent. Jill earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Auburn University and a master’s degree in community counseling from Auburn University Montgomery. These academic foundations support a trauma-informed, developmentally aware approach to her work.

Guided by the belief attributed to Brené Brown that owning one’s story creates the opportunity for a new ending, Jill partners with clients to explore personal narratives, identify triggers that impede growth, and map practical steps toward desired outcomes. She employs a calm, empathic, and relatable style while tailoring treatment to each person’s unique circumstances. Jill draws on a range of therapeutic methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness-based approaches, Narrative and Solution-Focused therapies, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic and Trauma-Focused interventions, EMDR, Motivational Interviewing, and Attachment-Based and Client-Centered techniques to meet diverse needs and goals.