About Jyl
Jyl Adams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are coping with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, depression, relationship strain, and ADHD. Jyl aims to build a trusting connection so clients feel comfortable sharing concerns and trying new strategies.
Jyl trained at the University of Nevada, Reno for her Bachelor of Social Work and earned a Master of Social Work from Boise State University.
Background and approach
She held her own independent practice for eleven years where she worked with a range of concerns, including trauma, abuse, and life transitions. Those years shaped a practical style focused on everyday change. Her approach centers on strengths and collaboration.
She uses client-centered listening to understand what matters most, and then brings in cognitive behavioral techniques to test new ways of thinking and acting. Attachment ideas are woven in to improve how people relate to others and to themselves. Sessions typically focus on setting clear goals together and learning tools that fit daily life.
Jyl offers straightforward methods for managing mood, improving communication, and making routines more manageable. She also supports parents who are navigating adoption, foster care, and attachment concerns. People who value direct guidance paired with empathy often find this style useful.
Jyl emphasizes teamwork in therapy and helps people translate insight into small, usable steps toward better functioning and greater self-care.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and helps people adjust patterns that cause repeated conflict or distance. It can be useful for improving closeness and emotional safety in relationships. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes being heard and respected. The therapist listens carefully, follows the clients lead, and creates space to clarify goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on habits of thought and behavior. It offers simple, practical exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and try new behaviors, often helping with anxiety, depression, and stress management.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jyl will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Together they set goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for a fuller conversation and visual cues, phone is useful when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins, and messaging or chat can fit around busy days. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while keeping the focus on progress and practical change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Idaho, Nevada
- Languages
- English
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