Jill Duffy , LCSW

Jill Duffy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and holds a Master of Social Work, bringing a long history of professional practice to her therapeutic work. As an LCSW, she is trained and licensed to provide clinical mental health services and psychotherapy. Her career has included roles across private non-profits, mental health settings, social services, and K-12 education, and she has extensive experience supporting families, children, and adults through complex challenges.

Her clinical background includes direct work with individuals affected by abuse and neglect, domestic violence, parent-child conflict, and intergenerational trauma, as well as related concerns such as depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, self-harm, and substance use. After a period of service in public education that concluded with her retirement as a Director of Student Support Services in July 2020, she also joined a roster of Resiliency Educators, applying trauma-informed training that emphasizes the body’s neuro-biological response to stress.

Jill’s approach blends holistic, strengths-based, client-centered, and solution-focused principles. She integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness practices with psycho-educational counseling, resiliency tools, and case management when advocacy or community supports are needed. Guided by the NASW Code of Ethics, her style is nonjudgmental, respectful, genuine, and sensitive to each person’s circumstances. She works with individuals, couples, and families in crisis and emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as central to progress. Jill encourages the use of video sessions when possible to foster connection and aims to equip clients with practical skills to manage current difficulties and future challenges.

Approaches Jill Duffy Uses in Online Therapy

Jill Duffy often draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on the client’s goals and perspectives and creates space for individuals to explore thoughts and feelings at their own pace. This approach supports issues related to self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life transitions by centering the person’s own experience.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical, skills-oriented method that helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT can be effective for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and day-to-day coping difficulties by teaching tools to challenge negative thoughts and build new habits.

Trauma-Focused Therapy is another important part of her work, offering targeted strategies to address the effects of trauma and abuse. This approach incorporates an understanding of how traumatic experiences affect emotions, behavior, and the body, and guides clients toward greater resilience and adaptive coping.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jill works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts methods to suit what feels most helpful and achievable for that individual.

Online therapy with Jill is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and communication. These options make it possible to access consistent care from different locations and to choose the format that best fits a person’s routine and comfort level.