Jilana Jaxon (she/her)

LPC, NCC
Accepting Clients

I believe real connection is where healing begins, and I care deeply about the people I work with. I'd love the chance to get to know you.

Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Adolescent/Teen

About My Clients

Maybe you're carrying something you've been carrying for a long time, such as a loss, a trauma, or a season of life that has been harder than you imagined. Maybe you're a new or expecting parent and it doesn't feel the way you thought it would. Maybe you and your partner are trying to figure out your way forward together. Or maybe anxiety and depression have made it seem impossible to keep your head above water. Whatever brought you here, you don't have to have it figured out. I'd love to help.

My Background and Approach

I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in trauma, grief, and perinatal mental health. I'm also trained in EMDR, a structured, evidence-based therapy for processing traumatic experiences, which I'm currently practicing under consultation. My work is grounded in acceptance-based and cognitive behavioral frameworks, and I weave mindfulness, grounding, and somatic techniques throughout. What I bring to every session is a genuine commitment to helping you feel safe and understood. Once we establish a sense of stability and groundedness, we explore together, trying on new ways of understanding yourself and responding to what life throws at you. Clients often tell me they feel at ease pretty quickly, even when the work is hard. My goal is for you to leave our work together with greater insight into yourself, a clearer sense of what matters to you, and the tools to keep growing long after we've wrapped up. I work with adults, adolescents 14 and up, and couples, all virtually.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

My practice is an affirming space for clients of all gender and racial identities, sexual orientations, and backgrounds. I'm a fierce advocate for reproductive rights, racial justice, and breaking down financial barriers to mental health care. As a feminist, an anti-capitalist, and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, these are personal values as much as professional ones. We are living through a moment of profound political upheaval, and I believe the grief, fear, and uncertainty that comes with that deserves to be taken seriously. Nobody should have to carry that alone, and showing up for people in their most vulnerable moments is, for me, the most meaningful thing a human being can do. It's what drew me to crisis counseling early in my career and what keeps me in this work. Supporting parents through the transition into parenthood is another passion of mine. It's one of life's most transformative experiences, and I love helping people find their footing, figure out who they want to be

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Existential Therapy Person-Centered (Rogerian)
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Couples Counseling
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Grief or Loss Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Pregnancy and Postpartum
Other Issues
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Grief or Loss
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Parenting
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Spirituality
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Independence Blue Cross
  • Quest
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Evernorth
  • Carelon Behavioral Health
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Atheism
  • Buddhism
  • Wicca/Paganism

At A Glance

  • Experience: 3 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $50 - 125/session

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