Therapy san diego

Therapy for Life's Hardest Challenges — San Diego

Some things are hard to get through alone. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, grief, trauma, a painful relationship, or a life that no longer feels like your own — therapy is a place to work through it with someone who knows how to help.

Jill Silverman, LCSW, provides therapy in San Diego for a range of issues that affect daily life. Sessions are available in person in Carmel Valley or via secure video and phone across California.

Anxiety Therapy

Anxiety shows up differently for everyone — constant worry, physical tension, panic attacks, or a persistent sense that something bad is about to happen. Jill works with clients to understand the roots of their anxiety and develop real, practical tools for managing it. For anxiety connected to trauma, EMDR can produce particularly lasting results.

PTSD Treatment

PTSD can make ordinary life feel like a minefield. Triggers, flashbacks, emotional numbing, and hypervigilance are exhausting to live with. Jill specializes in trauma- focused therapy, including EMDR and QPRX™, which are among the most effective approaches for PTSD currently available.

Trauma Counseling

Trauma doesn't always look like PTSD. It can show up as difficulty trusting people, feeling disconnected from yourself, unexplained emotional reactions, or a general sense of being stuck. Trauma counseling creates a safe space to process what happened and begin to move forward.

Divorce Counseling

Divorce is one of life's most disorienting experiences — even when it's the right decision. Jill helps clients navigate the emotional complexity of separation: the grief, the anger, the uncertainty about what comes next, and the challenge of rebuilding. She also works with clients managing co-parenting relationships after a split.

Infidelity Counseling

Infidelity shatters trust in ways that are hard to describe. Whether you're the partner who was betrayed or the one who strayed — or both are trying to rebuild — Jill provides a non-judgmental space to work through the pain, understand what happened, and decide what you want to do next.

Grief and Loss

Grief is not a problem to be fixed. But it can become something you carry alone for too long. Jill helps clients process the loss of loved ones, relationships, identities, and life chapters — honoring the grief while finding a path forward.

Self-Esteem

Low self-esteem rarely starts in adulthood. It usually has roots — in childhood experiences, critical relationships, or repeated messages about your worth. Jill helps clients identify where those beliefs came from and challenge them at the source, not just the surface.

Work Dissatisfaction

When work feels meaningless, unbearable, or like a place where you're not being seen or valued, it affects everything else. Jill helps clients understand what's driving their dissatisfaction, clarify what they actually want, and figure out what to do about it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do I know if I need therapy?
A: If something is affecting your daily life, your relationships, or your ability to feel okay — that's a good enough reason to reach out. You don't need to be in crisis. Many people start therapy to get unstuck, not because they're falling apart.

Q: What kind of therapy does Jill use?
A: Jill draws on several evidence-based approaches depending on what you're working on — including EMDR for trauma, cognitive behavioral techniques for anxiety and depression, somatic awareness for body-held stress, and her own QPRX™ process for accelerated emotional healing. She tailors the approach to the person, not the other way around.

Q: How long are sessions and how often do we meet?
A: Sessions are typically 50 minutes. Most clients start by meeting weekly, then adjust frequency as they progress. Jill will discuss the right cadence with you during an initial consultation.

Q: Is therapy confidential?
A: Yes. Everything you share in therapy is confidential with very limited legal exceptions — such as risk of harm to yourself or others. Jill will review the full details of confidentiality with you before you begin.

Q: Do you work with men as well as women?
A: Yes. Jill works with adults of all genders dealing with trauma, anxiety, life transitions, grief, relationship issues, and more.

Q: What if I've tried therapy before and it didn't help?
A: That's actually one of the most common things Jill hears — and it's often what leads people to EMDR or QPRX™. Not every approach works for every person. If talk therapy hasn't moved the needle, there may be a better-suited method. It's worth a conversation.

Phone: (858) 793-2400
Location: Carmel Valley, San Diego, CA
Sessions: In person · Video · Phone
Next step: Contact Jill to discuss which therapy approach fits your situation.