About Jill
Jill Brown is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and struggles with self-esteem. She works with adults and older adults and supports people coping with parenting challenges, ADHD, trauma, and intimacy concerns. Her tone is warm and direct, aimed at someone who needs practical help now.
She offers short-term and longer-term support depending on what a person needs.
Background and approach
Jill uses clear tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to change unhelpful thoughts and actions. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people accept difficult feelings and move toward what matters to them. Sessions focus on goals the person sets.
Jill uses a client-centered stance that listens first and adapts methods to each situation. She mixes skills training, mindfulness practices, and motivational conversations when those fit a person’s goals. Her work has included help for people dealing with grief, life transitions, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and family-of-origin concerns.
She has 18 years of clinical experience and brings that background to each session while staying open and nonjudgmental. Jill encourages people to reach out when life feels overwhelming. She aims to meet that step with respect and steady support.
People who want a thoughtful, practical therapist often choose to start a conversation with her.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that cause distress and then practicing new, more helpful responses; it is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and anger. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person in the room - listening with empathy and adjusting the pace and focus to what the client needs most.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Jill will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit, and adjust plans based on what helps. This is a collaborative process where feedback guides which techniques are used and when to shift focus.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into a busy life. Video allows face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter, frequent check-ins or times when typing feels easier than speaking. These options provide flexibility so people can keep consistent care around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English