- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
About Jill
Jill Benson is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) in Maryland with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger. Her practice also focuses on blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and mood concerns.
Jill uses straightforward talk and practical steps in sessions. She listens first, then helps people name the most pressing problems. From there she introduces techniques drawn from client-centered, mindfulness, narrative, solution-focused, and trauma-focused approaches. Sessions often include skills for managing strong emotions and for improving everyday interactions.
She pays attention to how past events shape current patterns. Narrative tools can help people rewrite unhelpful stories that keep them stuck. Mindfulness practices are used to build steady attention and reduce reactivity. Solution-focused ideas are brought in when quick, concrete changes are needed.
Jill often helps clients who are dealing with the strain of blended households - adjusting to new roles, sorting loyalty conflicts, and improving communication between partners and co-parents. She also works with people facing chronic illness, grief, financial stress, and isolation.
Her style is practical and direct. She aims to leave people with clear strategies they can use between sessions. To begin, she asks about current priorities and goals so each session stays focused and useful.
Approaches Jill Uses and how online work proceeds
Jill draws on client-centered therapy to prioritize the person's concerns and listening over techniques. That approach means sessions begin with the client's priorities and move at a pace set by the person, which helps when problems feel urgent or overwhelming.She also uses mindfulness therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and improve focus. These small skills can help with anxiety, stress, and responding to family tensions in blended households.
Narrative therapy is used to notice the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships. Reframing those stories can change how someone approaches loyalty conflicts, role expectations, and past hurts.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Jill treats that as a collaborative process and will help figure out which techniques best match a person's goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in about what feels useful and adjusts the plan over time.
Confirm the exact online session options before booking, since the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They can also let people use mindfulness exercises between meetings and maintain continuity when schedules change.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger. Additional focuses include blended family issues, communication problems, and mood disorders.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses a practical, talk-based approach that combines client-centered listening with mindfulness and solution-focused techniques. Sessions focus on skills and small changes you can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working with adults on a range of emotional and interpersonal concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is an LCSW-C licensed in Maryland.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed in the biography.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.