About Jill
Dr. Jill Palmer is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of clinical experience. She practices from Connecticut and focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.
Her background includes extensive counseling work across a range of emotional and life challenges. Her approach is straightforward and person-centered. She listens first, then helps set small, achievable goals.
How Jill works
Sessions emphasize real-world tools people can use between meetings to manage worry, mood, and overwhelming days. Dr. Palmer draws on several therapy methods to match each person's needs.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and change behavior. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports people in clarifying values and taking steps toward them. Solution-focused work targets concrete next steps when a quick plan is useful.
She also addresses issues like body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, communication struggles, control issues, and feelings of isolation. Trauma-related concerns, panic attacks, and mood disorders are within her practice scope as well. People who want a collaborative, goal-oriented style tend to fit well with her.
She aims for clear language, practical strategies, and steady support while clients navigate life transitions and emotional setbacks.
Jill lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Jill works with
The areas below are the ones Jill selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Registers | LICSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Connecticut |
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Online support options
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options
Dr. Palmer often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems active. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and patterns that interfere with daily life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is another approach she uses to help people clarify values and take meaningful action even when uncomfortable feelings remain. ACT can help with motivation, coping with chronic illness, and making life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust the plan over time based on what works for the person.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared materials, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or shorter exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, handle follow-up between sessions, and keep momentum while working on stress, mood, and life transitions.
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