- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Jill
Jill Holmes-Brown is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience. She focuses on parenting concerns as well as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy challenges. She also helps people facing trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and life transitions.
Jill takes a calm, nonjudgmental stance and centers the relationship in therapy. Jill starts by meeting people where they are and moving at a pace that feels safe.
Background and approach
She emphasizes compassion, acceptance, and understanding in sessions. Her work pays attention to cultural differences and how backgrounds shape experience. Her approach combines practical strategies with skills training.
She uses techniques that help people manage strong emotions, change unhelpful thinking patterns, and build healthier routines. Sessions include concrete tools to handle anger, sleeping or eating difficulties, and coping during big life changes. Jill draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to target thoughts, behaviors, and emotional regulation.
She also incorporates mindfulness and solution-focused methods to find immediate, usable steps forward. Parents often find the guidance useful for communication and blended family concerns. Therapy can take place by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Jill recommends formats that match each person's needs and day-to-day life. She welcomes questions about how therapy might fit into a busy schedule and what to expect at the first sessions.
What Jill works with
Everything Jill lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jill helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
Approaches Jill lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-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.
Approaches that translate to online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and parenting stress by giving clear steps to try between sessions.DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Those tools help with intense emotions, anger, relationship communication problems, and codependency patterns.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jill works with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress is made. She aims to provide practical skills and short-term steps while also attending to deeper patterns when needed.
Online sessions can be scheduled by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit a busy life. Video is useful when visual connection helps, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat can support quick check-ins or between-session coaching. These options offer flexibility for parenting schedules, work breaks, and people who travel frequently.
Questions people ask about Jill
What concerns does Jill help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and major life changes.
What is her style of therapy?
Jill uses a nonjudgmental, compassionate approach. She focuses on the relationship and moves at a pace that feels comfortable to each person.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns across the lifespan.
Where is she licensed and based?
Jill is a CT LCSW and practices in Connecticut.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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