About Jill
Jill Markowitz is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with five years of clinical practice. She draws on practical, conversational care to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or major life changes. Jill emphasizes listening first and builds the work around each person's experience.
She creates a supportive space where people can talk through thoughts and feelings without judgment.
Background and approach
Jill helps clients add real tools to their toolbox - skills they can use after therapy ends. She describes therapy as a collaborative process and treats the client as the expert on their life while offering clinical guidance. In sessions she focuses on understanding patterns, naming emotional responses, and practicing new ways to cope.
Jill works with people from the LGBTQ+ community and with those coping with trauma, addictions, eating concerns, bipolar mood shifts, and compassion fatigue. ADHD is also listed among her areas of focus. Her approach keeps goals practical and achievable.
Conversations are grounded and paced to fit the person’s needs. Jill prepares clients for moments that may feel difficult, framing those moments as part of progress rather than failure. People who prefer clear steps and warm, straightforward support often find this style useful.
Jill welcomes questions about how the work will look and partners with each person to set realistic goals.
Practical approaches and how online sessions help
Jill uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on concrete skills and clearer thinking. One common approach she uses centers on teaching coping skills for managing anxiety and intense emotions, helping people practice breathing, grounding, and step-by-step problem solving. These techniques are useful for stress, panic, and everyday overwhelm.Another frequently used approach targets mood and behavior patterns by helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. This kind of work can support people dealing with depression, bipolar mood shifts, and motivation issues by breaking problems into manageable steps.
Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. Jill treats the process as collaborative and will help clients identify which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She encourages questions and checks in regularly to make adjustments together.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people have a fuller face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions can be easier on low bandwidth or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick reflections, written exercises, or when someone prefers typing over talking. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, childcare, school, or other commitments and to keep consistent momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New York, Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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