About Jill
Jill Benson, MD, LCSW-C helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, grief, and anger. She writes and listens in clear, direct language so people can talk about what matters most. Her approach is practical and warm, aimed at making day-to-day life feel more manageable.
Jill brings 13 years of experience to sessions and combines medical and social work perspectives. She uses client-centered methods to focus on each person’s goals.
Background and approach
Mindfulness practices are offered to help with grounding and stress reduction. Narrative techniques are used to help people reframe difficult stories and find new meaning after loss or conflict. Solution-focused strategies help clients set small, concrete steps that lead to measurable change.
Jill also works with trauma-focused methods when healing from past harm is central to recovery. Sessions cover many concerns beyond anxiety, including chronic pain and illness, family and communication problems, divorce and blended family issues, guilt and shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose and money. Her goal is to help clients build coping skills and clearer next steps.
People can expect straightforward conversations, practical tools, and a steady presence while they work through painful or confusing moments. Jill aims to make therapy feel useful from the first few meetings.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and priorities. In this approach the therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, helping shape sessions around real-life goals like reducing panic or improving communication.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and stress. These practices can be brief and easy to use between sessions, making them well suited to phone or text-based check-ins when a short tool is needed.
Narrative therapy helps people reframe their personal stories so painful events have less power over daily life. It often uses questions and reflective exercises that work well in video sessions and written exchanges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, comfort level, and day-to-day schedule. Clients and the therapist can adjust strategies as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break during the day. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, homework review, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. Those options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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