01 · Who Jillianne works with

Jillianne works with stress, Anxiety, LGBT and relationship issues

Jillianne lists 12 specialisms and 9 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Jillianne chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Jillianne's own words

What Jillianne says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hello, I am Jillianne Paladino Boyd and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Therapy is a unique journey for each individual and I consider it an honor to assist you in your voyage of self-discovery. I support my clients with empathy and caring, having compassion to walk through pain and darkness with you.

Exploring hope, connection and purpose can be an important part of improving self-awareness and the relationships around you. I come from a humanistic approach to assist individuals in developing a strong sense of self and healing from past trauma.

Using strength-based approaches, I want to assist you in developing coping and increasing a sense of inner peace and harmony. We will work together to prioritize your goals to fit your values and beliefs.

My Specialties Include:

Trauma Shame/Guilt Veterans/Military Families Substance Use Disorders Relationship issues Anxiety Depression Grief For Trauma treatment I use Mindfulness techniques and Trauma Release Exercises.

Jillianne Boyd, on the BetterHelp listing · read 10 Oct 2026

03 · How Jillianne works

The 2 approaches Jillianne lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Jillianne lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Jillianne's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Jillianne runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Emotionally Focused TherapyEFT

Built for couples and rooted in attachment: the recurring argument is treated as a cycle two people are stuck in rather than as one person's fault. Sessions work to interrupt the cycle and get to what each person is actually asking for underneath it.

Also listed

• Existential Therapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Jillianne practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Jillianne's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Jillianne at this point.

2. Naming Jillianne specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Jillianne is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Jillianne.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Jillianne

Built from what Jillianne actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Jillianne's - Jillianne has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 16 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LMFT

Licensed in

California

Licence

CA LMFT 125126

Licence number

125126

Licence expires

31 Mar 2027

NPI

1245358928

Years in practice

16

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Jillianne's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 10 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Jillianne. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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