Susan "Jill" Hedges, LPCC
Compassionate counselor who centers your story
Details
| Name | Susan "Jill" Hedges |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPCC |
| Based in | Kentucky |
| Licensed in | Kentucky |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 16 |
About Susan
Susan "Jill" Hedges is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Kentucky with 16 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are managing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD, trauma, and life changes. Jill centers therapy on each person's strengths and practical steps forward.
Her background weaves humanistic, client-centered care with structured techniques. Jill uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) strategies to address unhelpful thoughts and build values-driven action.
Background and approach
She also draws on Attachment-Based and Narrative ideas to help people understand how relationships and personal stories shape current struggles. Sessions tend to be conversational and collaborative. Jill listens first, then helps people try small changes and new ways of thinking.
She offers tools for coping, managing symptoms, and making decisions about work, parenting, and relationship patterns. Expressive or reflective exercises are sometimes used to explore meaning and emotion. Many clients come for help with parenting stress, blended family concerns, caregiving strain, adoption or foster care issues, and attachment questions.
Jill also supports people facing burnout, life-purpose questions, or recovery from abuse and trauma. She works with people who have intellectual disability, hearing impairment, autism or Asperger syndrome, and those navigating post-traumatic stress. Sessions are conducted in English and can be scheduled online or by phone for flexibility.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief among the things Susan works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- ADHD
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Hearing impaired
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Susan directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Susan directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and action-focused methods work online
She blends Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves and take steps that match their values. Narrative approaches look at how a person's life story shapes feelings and choices, which can be useful for issues like identity, life purpose, and grief. ACT teaches practical skills to notice thoughts without getting stuck and to move toward meaningful action even when feelings are difficult.She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to consider how early and current relationships affect trust, emotion, and communication. That approach can help with caregiving stress, blended family issues, and attachment difficulties by increasing understanding and practical relationship skills. Choosing the right mix of methods is a collaborative process - the therapist and client work together to try approaches, notice what helps, and adjust plans to match goals and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into daily life. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and deeper emotion work, phone sessions are good for lower bandwidth or a shorter check-in, and chat or messaging can support between-session coaching or quick reflections. These options allow flexible scheduling and ongoing access to therapeutic tools and feedback.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Jill commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and coping with life changes, among other issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is humanistic and client-centered, combining conversational listening with concrete strategies to try between sessions.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 16 years of experience working with anxiety, PTSD, trauma, grief, ADHD, autism, and related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, licensed in Kentucky.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
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