About Jill
Jill Skelton is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York. She uses a blend of practical, conversation-based methods to help people face relationship strains, parenting stresses, mood changes, addiction issues, and everyday anxiety. Her style is direct and caring and aims to help clients find workable steps forward.
Jill has about 15 years of experience as a clinician and clinical supervisor. Much of her work has been in psychiatric settings, giving her experience with a wide range of diagnoses.
Background and approach
She draws on that background when people bring complex emotional or mood concerns to sessions. Her approach is collaborative. Jill helps clients identify usable strengths and skills they already have.
She offers clear feedback and focused strategies that fit each person’s goals and pace. In sessions she prioritizes a respectful, non-judgmental space where people can talk honestly. Conversations often include looking at patterns, developing coping skills, and setting small, achievable goals for change.
Jill combines conversation and structured techniques to address problems like communication breakdowns, attachment concerns, money stress, and substance use. She also supports people through pregnancy and childbirth transitions and work-related strain. She aims to make therapy practical and relevant to everyday life.
Online approaches that meet you where you are
Client-centered therapy focuses on the relationship between the person and the therapist. It emphasizes listening and understanding so clients can find their own solutions and build on their strengths. This approach often helps with anxiety, self-esteem, relationship concerns, and coping through life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Jill may use simple exercises and practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and to build new coping habits. This method can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and managing mood symptoms.
Motivational Interviewing is a short, goal-oriented way of working when someone feels stuck about change. It uses gentle questions to clarify values and boost motivation for steps like addressing substance use or improving health routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jill will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals and comfort level. Together they will check what helps and adjust the plan as needed.
Online sessions offer flexibility across several formats: video calls for deeper conversation, phone sessions when visual focus is not needed, live chat for quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging for brief ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, accommodate lower bandwidth needs, or choose a shorter format for check-ins while still working toward your goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English