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Meet Jillian Singer, LCSW

Specialties:

  • OCD & Anxiety Disorders

  • Perfectionism & High Achieving Personalities

  • Relationship Challenges (Dating, Marriage, Divorce, Breakups)

  • Perinatal Mental Health & Early Parenthood

  • Depression, Emotional Dysregulation & Life Transitions

Modalities:

  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills (DBT Skills)

Credentials & Education:

  • New York, LCSW, License #100416

  • Columbia University, M.S.W., 2021

  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 2010

  • George Washington University, B.B.A., cum laude with a minor in Psychology, 2007

Professional Memberships & Affiliations:

  • Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Member

  • International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), Member

  • Women’s Mental Health Consortium (WMHC), Member

  • New York City Cognitive Behavior Therapy Association (NYC-CBT), Member

  • Community and Beyond NYC Society (CAB-NYC), Member

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A Word from Jillian 

You may have found yourself feeling stuck lately.

Maybe anxiety keeps you overthinking every decision. Maybe OCD has narrowed your world and made everyday life feel exhausting. Perhaps you're navigating a breakup, divorce, or relationship challenge and struggling to make sense of a future that looks different than the one you imagined. Or maybe you're pregnant or adjusting to parenthood, and finding that this major life transition feels far more overwhelming than expected.

Life's most significant transitions often bring uncertainty, stress, and unexpected challenges. They can leave you questioning yourself, your relationships, your identity, or what comes next. When you're in the middle of it, it's easy to feel overwhelmed, discouraged, or unsure how to move forward.

You don't have to navigate that alone.

My role is to provide a space where you feel understood, supported, and empowered to create meaningful change. I believe you are the expert on your own experience. Together, we'll work to better understand what's keeping you stuck, build on your existing strengths, and develop practical tools to help you move forward with greater confidence and clarity.

I know firsthand how difficult change can be. Before becoming a therapist, I practiced law for ten years. Making the decision to leave one career and pursue another required me to face uncertainty, let go of a familiar identity, and trust myself through a major transition. While the process was challenging, it ultimately allowed me to live more authentically and find greater fulfillment in my work.

Today, that experience shapes how I work with clients facing their own periods of transition, uncertainty, and growth.

My approach 

My approach is practical, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based treatment—with some humor along the way. I strive to create a warm, nonjudgmental environment where you can better understand patterns that may be keeping you stuck, learn effective tools, and make lasting changes. I draw from behavioral therapies including CBT, ACT, ERP, and DBT, and tailor treatment to your unique goals, personality, and circumstances.

I often work with young and midlife adults navigating OCD, anxiety, perfectionism, depression, and other challenges that can leave you feeling stuck. I have particular expertise in treating OCD and anxiety disorders using evidence-based approaches, including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold-standard treatment for OCD.

I also enjoy helping individuals and couples navigate relationship challenges and major life transitions, including dating, marriage, divorce, pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, and early parenthood. While these experiences can look very different on the surface, they often involve similar challenges: uncertainty, identity shifts, difficult emotions, and questions about how to move forward in a way that feels authentic and aligned with your values.

Therapy can be challenging, and it can also be transformative. My goal is to help you develop the skills, confidence, and flexibility needed to navigate uncertainties and build a life that feels meaningful, connected, and aligned with your values.

If this resonates with you, I invite you to reach out for a free phone consultation. I'd be happy to answer your questions and explore whether we'd be a good fit to work together.