Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Jill works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jill
Jill Brown is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship struggles. She supports adults with depression, self-esteem concerns, grief, and life changes. Jill also works with clients facing parenting strain, sleeping problems, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and issues related to intimacy and communication.
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. She focuses on what each person wants to change and helps set clear, practical goals.
Background and approach
Sessions cover real-life skills people can use between meetings, such as emotion regulation, coping strategies, and communication practice. Jill draws on a mix of approaches to fit each person's needs. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts and from acceptance and commitment therapy to clarify values and guide action.
Mindfulness skills and dialectical behavior therapy strategies are used when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are needed. With 18 years of experience, she has worked with a wide range of concerns, including family-of-origin issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and major life transitions. Her background includes offering support for people dealing with abandonment, divorce, and chronic pain.
Jill aims to create a respectful, collaborative space where clients are listened to and guided toward achievable steps. She encourages honest conversation and practical problem solving so people can cope better and move forward.
What Jill works with
Everything Jill lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jill's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jill lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Jill uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy as part of her online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence to reduce anxiety and depressive patterns. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people clarify their values and take committed steps toward a meaningful life, which can be useful for coping with anger, stress, and major life changes.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jill will listen to a client's goals, try different strategies, and adjust methods based on what helps most. She aims to work with each person to find practical tools that fit their situation and preferences rather than insisting on a single method.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face-to-face from wherever is convenient. Phone sessions can fit a tight schedule or use less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection, or support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and daily life.
Questions people ask about Jill
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with stress, anger, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, low self-esteem, parenting strain, sleeping problems, ADHD, and trauma and abuse.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is warm, nonjudgmental, and goal-focused. She collaborates with clients to set clear, practical steps and teaches skills to use between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has 18 years of experience working with adults on a wide range of concerns including family problems, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and major life changes.
What credentials and location apply to this clinician?
She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing in New York.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to client preference.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.