Jill Holmes-Brown , LCSW

Jill Holmes-Brown is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 20 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, young adults, adults, and families. She earned her master’s degree from the University of Connecticut in 1998, where she specialized in both individual and group therapy. As an LCSW she is trained to assess, diagnose, and provide psychotherapy across a wide range of concerns.

Her practice emphasizes a non-judgmental, relationship-based approach that values rapport and trust. Jill offers compassionate, accepting care and meets clients where they are, moving at a pace that feels comfortable for each person. She integrates a multicultural lens into her work, recognizing how different backgrounds and life stories shape how people experience stress, trauma, relationships, and change.

Jill draws on clinical methods that support practical coping skills and deeper emotional understanding, and she pays particular attention to attachment, communication, and family dynamics. She has worked extensively with issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy difficulties, parenting and blended family challenges, and addiction-related concerns. While she has offered sessions by video, phone, messaging, and chat, she is not currently accepting new clients.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Jill uses evidence-informed methods that translate well to online formats. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to improve daily functioning. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, combines skills training in emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness to help manage intense emotions and improve relationships. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and acceptance skills that can reduce reactivity and support better stress management and sleep.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and happens collaboratively. Jill works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and life circumstances, and then tailors techniques from these approaches to fit each person’s needs and pace.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, over the phone, via live chat, or through text-based messaging - which can make scheduling easier for people juggling work, family, or health needs. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt these methods effectively in virtual formats, helping clients build skills and insight from wherever they are.