About Jill
Jill Holmes-Brown helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, trauma, depression, and challenges like parenting, sleep or eating concerns. She also supports those coping with grief, addiction, intimacy issues, low self-esteem, career shifts, and life changes. Jill is a Connecticut-based licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience.
She communicates plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for worried parents and adults alike. Jill uses a down-to-earth style grounded in compassion and acceptance.
Background and approach
She starts by meeting people where they are and moving at a pace they can handle. Sessions emphasize practical strategies and clearer ways to see difficult patterns. The focus is on small, workable changes rather than long lists of tasks.
Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas to help with mood, anxiety, and coping skills. Mindfulness Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy are used to build present-moment awareness and set clear, reachable goals. Jill adapts tools to each person’s needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.
She views each person through a multicultural lens and pays attention to life context and personal history. Jill values the therapeutic relationship and aims to create a space free of judgment. That approach helps people talk through attachment, abandonment, blended family tensions, codependency, commitment, and communication problems.
Practical session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Jill encourages people to choose what fits their day-to-day life and comfort level as they begin therapy.
Practical approaches for online therapy
Jill commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to ease mood and anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jill collaborates with each person to choose tools that match their goals and preferences. She listens to what matters most and adjusts methods as work progresses so the plan fits the individual rather than the other way around.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging provide brief check-ins, quick skills practice, or support between longer sessions. These options let people fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English