Jillian Biegel, LCSW(She/Her/Hers)

Jillian Biegel is a psychotherapist and licensed social worker in New York. She believes that by learning our internal landscapes and better understanding why we act, think, and feel the way we do, we can have greater compassion and acceptance for ourselves. Jillian's clinical knowledge, combined with clients' expertise on their own experiences and identity, creates a relationship where one has the space to intentionally explore and learn to live from a place of authenticity and trust when feeling disconnected or stuck.

With experience working in crisis intervention, outpatient substance abuse treatment, and private practice Jillian specializes in helping individuals to improve self esteem, address trauma, manage anxiety and depression, process grief and loss, explore existential questions around meaning, identity, and purpose, examine and shift relationship dynamics, cope with life transitions, or reconsider their use of substances and patterns of behavior in order to bring clients greater awareness and help them find the tools to achieve their goals. She uses a relational approach and adapts evidence-based practices such as cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness and distress tolerance skills, Internal family systems, strength and compassion focused therapeutic techniques, and supportive listening to the obstacles one might be facing. She considers social and cultural dynamics and their intersection with systemic structures as context for clients' lived experiences that impacts identity and sense of self.

Jillian strives to create a warm and collaborative atmosphere where clients can feel comfortable sharing their innermost thoughts, free of shame. She believes all people have the capacity for healing and growth, and views witnessing these changes in the therapeutic space as a privilege.

At this time, Jillian provides confidential psychotherapy online allowing sessions to be scheduled around work, school or family commitments to promote greater accessibility, safety and privacy.