Jill SkeltonLCSW

Jill Skelton is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York with 15 years of clinical experience. She centers therapy on a collaborative relationship, helping people use their own strengths to manage stress, mood concerns, relationship challenges, and life transitions. Jill emphasizes a respectful, caring style that aims to make people feel heard and understood.

She draws on approaches like client-centered work and cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice patterns and try small changes. Motivational interviewing is part of her practice when people are sorting out substance use or goal-based change. Jill also integrates psychodynamic and solution-focused ideas to look at how past experiences shape current behavior while keeping sessions practical and goal-oriented.

Her background includes many years in psychiatric settings and roles as a clinical supervisor, which inform how she assesses mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. She also supports people dealing with anxiety, addiction, anger, and low self-esteem, and she helps clients who are navigating parenting, career pressures, money issues, and pregnancy and childbirth-related concerns.

People who meet with Jill can expect straightforward conversation, active listening, and a mix of short-term practical strategies and longer-term reflection when useful. She works in English and holds a New York LCSW credential. To begin, readers can use the Start Therapy button and complete the matching questionnaire to schedule according to availability.

Jill aims to create a nonjudgmental space for honest conversation. She helps clients set realistic goals and supports them as they try new behaviors and ways of thinking.

Approaches that guide online work and problem solving

Jill often uses client-centered methods that focus on the person in front of her, listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters most to the client. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk about relationship stress, parenting concerns, or mood changes during pregnancy.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try specific behavior changes. CBT is practical for anxiety, depression, and managing day-to-day stress. Motivational interviewing is used when people are weighing change, such as with drug or alcohol use or starting new health routines; it helps clarify goals and strengthen commitment.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jill collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, symptoms, and preferences. That might mean focusing on short-term skills at first, then shifting to deeper discussion about patterns and history as needed.

If you are interested in online sessions, please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Many people find online therapy helps fit care into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, make scheduling around work or parenting easier, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with the therapist when you schedule to discuss what will work best for timing and structure.