Jill McCabe, LMHC
Narrative-informed counselor with practical tools
Details
| Name | Jill McCabe |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | New York |
| Licensed in | New York |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 25 |
About Jill
Jill McCabe is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 25 years of experience. She works with people who are overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, stress, or big life changes. Parents often reach out about parenting strain, blended family issues, or divorce.
Others seek help for addiction, trauma, grief, sleep problems, or career concerns. Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions focus on listening without labels and building practical ways to cope.
Background and approach
Jill uses narrative ideas to help people rewrite troubling life stories and cognitive-behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also draws on client-centered and existential approaches to honor each person’s values and choices. Jungian ideas may be used when exploring dreams, symbols, or deeper life themes.
Jill adapts the work to what a person needs in the moment rather than following one fixed method. Jill has supported people facing complex situations such as attachment and abandonment concerns, adoption and foster care matters, chronic illness and caregiver stress, codependency, and commitment or communication problems. She has experience with trauma, PTSD, and people coping with natural or human-caused disasters.
Therapy can include short-term coaching or longer-term counseling depending on goals. Jill helps people set realistic steps, practice new skills, and track progress so they can feel steadier and more in control of daily life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues among the things Jill works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Jill among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Jill among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Jill among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Jill among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Jill among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Jill among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Jill among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Jill among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Jill directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Jill directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical approaches work online
Jill blends Narrative Therapy with client-centered and cognitive-behavioral tools to support people via online sessions. Narrative Therapy helps by separating someone from a problem and looking at the story they tell themselves, which can reduce shame and open new options. Client-centered work focuses on empathy, respect, and following what matters most to the person in each session. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete techniques for spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to reduce anxiety or low mood.Finding the right mix is a collaborative process. Jill will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. The goal is to use methods that feel useful in real life, whether for coping with parenting stress, grief, addiction recovery, or managing daily anxiety.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so sessions can fit work, family, and energy levels. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is low, short chat or text can be a quick check-in, and messaging helps keep momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule regular work on problems without traveling to appointments.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Jill address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, parenting and relationship challenges, career changes, ADHD, and related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and interactive, focused on listening without labels and working together to build coping strategies and small changes that add up.
What is her background and experience?
Jill is a licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds a New York LMHC credential and provides services while based in New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
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