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Jill Clark

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Jill Clark, LICSW, LCSW

Texas

Licensed social worker - Family and parenting concerns

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About

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Parenting support
  • CBT and EFT

About Jill

Jill Clark is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 18 years of experience in mental health care in Texas. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, parenting strains, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and related challenges. Sessions are in English and she does not accept international clients.

Her background includes work in child shelters, hospitals and clinics, schools, and private practice. That mix taught her to meet people where they are and to pay attention to how life events shape daily coping. She has supported people through life transitions, substance issues, eating and sleeping problems, and career or caregiving burnout.

Jill uses several practical approaches in her work. She draws on Client-Centered methods to focus on each person's priorities. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts and habits that keep problems going. Emotionally-Focused ideas guide work on attachment and intimacy concerns.

In sessions she talks through immediate problems and also sets short-term goals for change. She includes mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to build simple skills that can be practiced between meetings. Her style is straightforward and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people find clearer ways to manage daily pressure.

Jill also works with issues tied to adoption and foster care, attachment, blended family dynamics, abandonment, guilt and shame, and forgiveness. She combines clinical experience with a practical focus on what people can do differently at home and at work.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Jill uses Client-Centered therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as core tools. Client-Centered work focuses on the person's priorities and builds a trusting working relationship. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical exercises to change them.

She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address attachment and intimacy-related concerns. EFT helps people notice patterns in close relationships and try different responses to reduce conflict and distance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Jill will review goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or remove travel time so people can focus on practical change. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and mindfulness practices for use between sessions to support progress.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCommitment issuesControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Listed in

Utah, Texas, Massachusetts

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family and parenting concerns does she help with?

She helps people navigate parenting strain, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and family problems that affect daily life.

What approach does she typically use in sessions?

She combines Client-Centered therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused ideas, using mindfulness and solution-focused techniques as needed.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 18 years of experience working in child shelters, hospitals and clinics, schools, and private practice.

What are her professional credentials and location?

She holds MA LICSW and UT LCSW credentials and practices from Texas.

Can non-English speakers work with her or can international clients book sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered for working together?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to schedule a session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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