Jill Axel
Jill Axel, MA, APCC
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #163909 Associate Professional Clinical Counselor #22847
Supervised by Kent Toussaint, MA, LMFT #44685
I’m Jillian Axel, also known as Jill. I am an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, and I’m so excited to begin this new chapter with Teen Therapy Center. After graduating from the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University in May 2026, I feel incredibly grateful to continue my journey in a place that already feels like home. Having completed my traineeship at Teen Therapy Center’s nonprofit sibling organization, Child & Teen Counseling, I’m thrilled to begin what feels less like a brand-new book and more like an exciting new chapter in the same story.
Throughout my training, I’ve had the privilege of working with a wide range of clients, including children, pre-teens, teenagers, young adults, and families. My therapeutic style is collaborative, down-to-earth, and rooted in the belief that therapy doesn’t have to look like what you see in the movies. While emotions are important, you probably won’t hear that stereotypical therapist question-and-response, such as “So, tell me about your sadness.” Instead, I strive to create a space where clients can show up as their authentic selves, feel genuinely understood, and share a few laughs along the way.
My passion for this work is shaped by both professional training and personal experience. Growing up with dyslexia and ADHD, and spending much of my life in and out of therapy for anxiety, I know what it feels like to be defined by labels or to wonder whether certain challenges will always hold you back. Those experiences taught me that our diagnoses, struggles, and differences are a part of our chapters in life. Moreover, I aim to create opportunities for people to recognize that we control the narrative and to help clients embrace new possibilities.
Hi, my name is Jill Axel. I am an associate marriage family therapist and associate professional clinical counselor here at Teen Therapy Center. Some of my specialties include a lot of neurodivergency. So I love working with kids, teens, families, parents, either, you know, trying to help your kid manage some learning disabilities, being on the spectrum, executive functioning, delays. And I come from a personal place with that because I've had my own experience with some of those identities, and I continue to do so today. And that's why I got into therapy in the first place because I know what it's like to be on the other side of that table. There is strength in vulnerability, and that's what I love to do is just kind of making it full circle.
The way I work and do my process is a lot of fun. You'll see me running up and down the halls. You'll see slime on my pants, paint in my hair. I really try to emphasize having a good time. Obviously, there are going to be some more serious moments, and I will be there to attune with you. I'm kind of more of a client-centered approach, and what that means is I follow your lead. I wish there was a way for me to just, poof, problems are disappeared. But that's not how life works, and so my job is just to either be your cheerleader or be like, "Yeah, that, that sucks."
Some of the things I like to do for fun are spending times with friend and family. I'm a bit of a dork, so I love watching, like, historical fiction shows, historical fiction books. I did choir for about longer than a decade. I love musicals. And yeah, so I really try to prioritize fun in and out of session.
If you would like to explore working with me, please feel free to look at the website page. Please give me a call, text, email. I would love to chat with you. And if I'm not the best fit, somebody else will be, and I would love to help you find that.
Hi, my name is Jill Axel. I am an associate marriage family therapist and associate professional clinical counselor here at Teen Therapy Center. Some of my specialties include a lot of neurodivergency. So I love working with kids, teens, families, parents, either, you know, trying to help your kid manage some learning disabilities, being on the spectrum, executive functioning, delays. And I come from a personal place with that because I've had my own experience with some of those identities, and I continue to do so today. And that's why I got into therapy in the first place because I know what it's like to be on the other side of that table. There is strength in vulnerability, and that's what I love to do is just kind of making it full circle.
The way I work and do my process is a lot of fun. You'll see me running up and down the halls. You'll see slime on my pants, paint in my hair. I really try to emphasize having a good time. Obviously, there are going to be some more serious moments, and I will be there to attune with you. I'm kind of more of a client-centered approach, and what that means is I follow your lead. I wish there was a way for me to just, poof, problems are disappeared. But that's not how life works, and so my job is just to either be your cheerleader or be like, "Yeah, that, that sucks."
Some of the things I like to do for fun are spending times with friend and family. I'm a bit of a dork, so I love watching, like, historical fiction shows, historical fiction books. I did choir for about longer than a decade. I love musicals. And yeah, so I really try to prioritize fun in and out of session.
If you would like to explore working with me, please feel free to look at the website page. Please give me a call, text, email. I would love to chat with you. And if I'm not the best fit, somebody else will be, and I would love to help you find that.