- Compassionate listening
- Practical strategies
- Culturally aware care
About Jill
Jill Holmes-Brown is an LCSW with 20 years of experience helping people navigate family and parenting concerns, stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She works with adults and younger people and focuses on practical support for everyday problems like sleep, eating, parenting strain, and relationship or communication issues. Jill brings a calm, nonjudgmental presence to sessions and prioritizes building a strong working rapport from the first meeting.
She begins where the client feels comfortable and moves at a pace that fits their needs. Jill uses compassion, acceptance, and an understanding of cultural differences when she listens to each person’s story. Sessions often involve talking through specific problems, trying small changes, and practicing skills that can be used between meetings.
Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to offer a range of tools. That mix allows for practical problem solving, emotion regulation skills, and attention to present strengths and values. Jill aims to match techniques to what a person says is most helpful.
Jill earned a master’s degree from the University of Connecticut with a focus on individual and group therapy. She practices in Connecticut and brings two decades of clinical experience to family and parenting questions, blended family issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, and commitment struggles.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation, collaborative planning, and concrete steps to try between visits. Jill welcomes questions about what a typical session looks like and what approach might fit a person’s goals.
Approaches that translate to online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety, low mood, and sleep disruption. It often uses clear steps and homework between sessions to practice new skills.DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills. These tools can help with intense emotions, anger, relationship conflicts, and patterns like codependency or self-criticism.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Jill will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those aims. That collaborative process helps decide whether to emphasize skill-building, present-focused problem solving, or mindfulness practices.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm available session options before booking. The biography mentions video sessions, phone sessions, messaging, and chat as possibilities, so ask which formats are currently offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time while still focusing on concrete strategies and skill practice.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Jill works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, and relationship and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is nonjudgmental and relationship-focused. She emphasizes listening, building rapport, and moving at a pace that feels safe for each person.
What is her clinical background?
She has 20 years of clinical experience and earned a master’s degree from the University of Connecticut with a specialization in individual and group therapy.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds a Connecticut LCSW and practices in Connecticut.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.