Jillian Avila
LMSW
Therapist
About Jillian Avila
She connects especially well with young people and families, bringing a grounded, relatable energy that helps clients feel safe opening up. Clinically, Jillian is a compassionate therapist with over six years of experience supporting clients through anxiety, depression, and life’s everyday challenges. She holds a Master’s in Social Work and uses evidence‑based approaches to help individuals build coping skills, strengthen emotional awareness, and improve overall well‑being. She creates a non‑judgmental, supportive space where clients can explore their thoughts, develop mindfulness, and practice self‑compassion.
Jillian is deeply committed to personal growth—both her clients’ and her own. Outside the therapy room, she enjoys reading, traveling, writing, and soaking in the creative parts of life, all of which enrich her understanding of the many ways people experience the world.
Jillian can be found at the following location:
Specialties:
Insurance Accepted:
- Sliding Scale Fee
- Aetna Better Health
- 1199SEIU National Benefit Fund
- Aetna
- Aetna: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Aetna: Medicaid
- Aetna: Medicare
- Aetna: PPO/POS
- All Savers
- Allied Benefit Systems
- Ambetter
- Ambetter: Medicaid
- Ambetter: Medicare
- CCA/Corporate Counseling Associates: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Child Health Plan: Medicaid
- CHIP: Medicaid
- Cigna/Evernorth
- Cigna/Evernorth: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Cigna/Evernorth: Medicaid
- Cigna/Evernorth: Medicare
- Compsych
- GEHA/Government Employees Health Association
- Health First
- Health First: Medicare
- Luminare Health
- MagnaCare
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Meritain
- Molina Healthcare
- Molina Healthcare: Medicaid
- Molina Healthcare: Medicare
- PHCS/MultiPlan/Claritev
- PHCS/MultiPlan/Claritev: Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum
- Optum: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Optum: Medicaid
- Optum: Medicare
- Oscar
- Oscar: Medicare
- Oxford
- Oxford: Medicare
- Partners Direct Health
- Self Pay
- Surest/UHC
- UHC Community Plan: Medicaid
- UHC/UnitedHealthcare
- UHC/UnitedHealthcare: Medicaid
- UHC/UnitedHealthcare: Medicare
- UMR
- United Behavioral Health
- UnitedHealthcare Student Resources
- USAA Medicare Supplement
- Wellcare: Medicare
- Wellcare: Medicaid
- Fidelis Care
- Ambetter from Meridian
- NYC Employees PPO Plan
- 32BJ SEIU Health Fund
- Health First: Medicaid
Therapy Types:
- Family Therapy
- Individual Therapy
- Couples/Marriage Therapy
Therapeutic Approaches:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Solution-Focused/Brief Therapy