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Jill Foster

Jill Foster, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anxiety and Trauma

Kentucky

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Credentials
LPC
License
LPCC, Ohio / E.1800780; LPCC, Kentucky / 252460; LPC, West Virginia / 2465; LMHC, Washington / LH61485895; LPC, Pennsylvania / PC017073; LPC, Virginia / 0701012057; LPC, Arizona / LPC-21970
NPI
1871915801
Experience
12 years
Languages
English
Location
Kentucky
  • Person-centered
  • Mindfulness
  • Cognitive-behavioral

About Jill

Jill Foster is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 12 years of clinical experience. She practices from Kentucky and lists anxiety, depression, women's issues, and life stressors among the concerns she works with, including social anxiety and phobia.

She has held licenses in multiple states over her career and has experience supporting people who have survived childhood trauma and who report symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress. Jill uses everyday language in sessions and focuses on clear, manageable steps rather than jargon. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's comfort level.

Her counseling style blends person-centered listening with mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral strategies. That means conversations often begin by identifying what matters most to the client and then practicing small skills that change patterns of thinking and behavior. Mindfulness exercises are used to help reduce overwhelm and bring attention to present-moment experience.

Jill treats concerns such as panic attacks, attachment issues, grief, and workplace stress by combining practical coping tools with reflective discussion. She helps people sort through relationship and parenting stress, midlife transitions, and career-related concerns. The work often includes building routines, practicing exposure to feared situations, and rehearsing social or communication skills.

Her approach is straightforward: clients guide the topics and set goals, while she offers methods and feedback to try between sessions. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and scheduling details so they know what to expect.

Evidence-based approaches and how online sessions are used

Jill draws on person-centered work, mindfulness practice, and cognitive-behavioral techniques. Person-centered work focuses on listening and helping clients decide what to work on next, so sessions begin with the client’s priorities. Mindfulness practice teaches simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce immediate distress and increase present-moment focus. Cognitive-behavioral methods involve noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing them with small behavioral steps, and practicing exposure for fears such as social anxiety.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. Jill will collaborate with each person to try approaches, check what helps, and adjust plans based on progress and preferences. That way the work matches the client’s goals and pacing rather than following a rigid script.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as details are provided during sign-up. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a full in-person visit is hard to schedule. They can also allow options for shorter skill-focused sessions or longer discussion sessions depending on what a client needs on a given day.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Experience

12+ years

Listed in

Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Washington, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Arizona

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

Jill works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, social anxiety and phobia, relationship and parenting concerns, and related issues listed in her profile.

How would she work with social anxiety?

She uses practical steps such as exposure practice and skills from cognitive-behavioral work alongside mindfulness exercises to reduce overwhelm in social situations.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 12 years of experience as a counselor, with a background supporting survivors of childhood trauma and people reporting C-PTSD symptoms.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing from Kentucky and has held licenses in multiple states during her career.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How is pricing handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; check the platform details for exact pricing in your area.

How do I begin a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the booking flow.

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