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Jill Skelton

Compassionate LCSW guiding practical change

LCSW New York

Experience
15 years in practice
Focus areas
Relationship, Family, Intimacy-related issues
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Jill

Jill Skelton is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in New York who draws on 15 years of clinical and supervisory experience to support people facing relationship strains, mood concerns, addictive behaviors, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She emphasizes cognitive behavioral techniques alongside client-centered and psychodynamic ideas to help clients clarify patterns, reframe unhelpful thoughts, and build practical coping skills. Her background includes substantial work in psychiatric settings, which informs a broad familiarity with a range of diagnoses and treatment needs.

Jill frames therapy as a collaborative process that honors each person’s strengths and capacity for change. She aims to provide a warm, respectful, and nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore attachment and communication problems, parenting challenges, stress and anxiety, anger, and issues related to family of origin or financial strain.

Her approach often mixes solution-focused strategies with motivational interviewing to support goal setting and sustained behavior change. Clients describe her as an attentive listener who brings authenticity to sessions and helps individuals navigate intimacy-related concerns, bipolar and depressive symptoms, pregnancy and childbirth transitions, and career or self-esteem questions.

Jill invites prospective clients to consider therapy as a process of partnership and growth.

Therapeutic approaches and online care tailored to you

Jill often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete coping strategies for anxiety, depression, stress, and mood-related concerns. Client-centered therapy is also a core part of her work, emphasizing empathy, respect, and collaboration so that clients feel heard while exploring personal strengths and values. Motivational interviewing may be brought in to support readiness for change and to address addictive behaviors and ambivalence about treatment.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Jill works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods suit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and access from different locations. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to maintain continuity of care when in-person options are limited, while allowing the therapist and client to focus on practical skills, emotional processing, and goal-oriented work together.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Jill commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting and family problems, addiction and substance concerns, depression and bipolar mood issues, anxiety and stress, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes.
What kind of therapeutic approach can I expect?
The practice integrates client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques, psychodynamic perspectives, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused interventions to tailor treatment to each client’s goals.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
Jill brings 15 years of experience as a clinician and clinical supervisor, with much of her background rooted in psychiatric settings.
What are the therapist's credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York; her license is NY LCSW 077308 and she practices from New York.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsMoney and financial issuesPregnancy and childbirth

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English