Jillian Baugh, LCSW-C, LCSW

Jillian Baugh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, life changes, and addictions. She works with people wrestling with low self-esteem, career concerns, caregiver strain, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Jillian practices in North Carolina and offers straightforward, practical support aimed at daily coping and clearer decision making.

She uses approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide sessions. Jillian draws on five years of clinical experience across inpatient and outpatient settings. That background includes individual and group work and time in suicide prevention, which shaped her attention to safety and practical planning.

Jillian emphasizes building a real rapport from the first meeting. She tends to be honest and direct, helping people talk through what matters and set achievable goals. Sessions typically focus on skills you can try between meetings and on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Her work often addresses family-related stress, blended family concerns, communication problems, caregiver issues, and midlife or life-purpose questions. She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, jealousy, or recovery-related challenges.

To begin, Jillian asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a time that fits. She works in English and does not take international clients. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How Jillian’s approaches work in online therapy

Jillian uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice how thoughts affect feelings and behavior, then try practical experiments to change unhelpful patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used to identify core emotions in relationships and to build clearer emotional communication and connection. Mindfulness techniques teach simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jillian will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice can shift over time as needs change, so the plan is reviewed together rather than fixed at the start.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking so you know how meetings are arranged. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, avoid travel time, and keep short check-ins during breaks. They also allow continuity if circumstances change, while still focusing on concrete coping skills, motivation, and emotional understanding tailored to everyday life.