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Dr. Jillian Graves, LMSW

Stress, Anxiety Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Anger management
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About me

Hello. I am Dr. Jillian Graves, a licensed clinical social worker (LMSW), in the state of Michigan. I have experience working with adults, adolescents and families in both group and individual sessions. I have the most experiencing working with anger management, trauma, anxiety, parenting issues, mood disorders and workplace issues. I earned my MSW at Smith College and then went on to earn a Ph.D. in social work at Bryn Mawr, where my dissertation work focused on emerging adult (18-29-year-old) siblings of people with schizophrenia.

As you might guess, working with siblings of people with mental illness and adolescent and young adult development are specialties of mine as well. I believe that the most important work in therapy is the relationship. Establishing trust and solid communication is important and with that in mind, therapy is a collaborative process where I am here to help you set goals, provide support and offer insight. I have an eclectic approach to therapy, using approaches such as psychodynamic theory (including attachment theory), Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, solution-focused treatment and narrative approaches. Making meaning, improving communication and understanding the ways that our personal histories shape us are important areas to focus on in therapy as well. Beginning therapy is difficult but I will be here to work with you every step of the way and if you have additional questions for me, please do not hesitate to ask. I look forward to working with you.

Professional experience

21yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Anger management

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Grief, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression

Services offered

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License information

MI LMSW 6801100672

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Jillian Graves. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Dr. Graves has been a huge help in validating my concerns and offering solutions to issues I have wrestled with for a long time. She hears me and cares. She ways seems to have a fair response laced with the challenge to grow. I appreciate that I got matched with her

Written on Feb 24, 2022 after therapy with Jillian for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and grief

Dr Graves has been hugely helpful to me. Whether it is with coping with a particular ongoing issue, taking a step back to try to understand my responses to events and sometimes just talking like an old friend. She has very empathetic while offering things to try and some possible insights into situations which is a huge help

Written on Jul 05, 2021 after therapy with Jillian for 1 year and 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Dr Graves is a wonderful counsellor, she helps me to evaluate all the different perspectives when I have a concern, and will even point out a perspective I may not have considered before.

Written on Apr 20, 2021 after therapy with Jillian for 2 years and 7 months on issues concerning self esteem, and career difficulties

Dr. Graves is the best therapist I've worked with. Very professional, resourceful and well read. She has a calming presence and is a great listener! She's been here for me and helped through a lot, I'm grateful.

Written on Sep 30, 2020 after therapy with Jillian for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem

Graves is intelligent, tactful, kind, and most importantly, a good listener. Speaking with her was extremely comforting, as her expertise made her able to articulate my specific worries when words or sense failed me.

Written on Oct 08, 2019 after therapy with Jillian for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes

Dr Gaves has approached our therapy sessions in a way that I’ve always been looking for in therapy, but could never quite vocalize. She approaches the situation with empathy, but also offers real, practical, well articulated advice; always putting an active effort into making sure she and I both understand the situation and are on the same page. She’s provided me with real tools and action plans to not just better understand what I’m feeling/why I’m feeling that way, but also to be better equipped in HOW to approach the situation, and what to do about it moving forward.

Honestly I don’t know if I just got really lucky or if all the councillors in better help are this good, but our therapy sessions together have legitimately made such a huge difference in my life already. In just a few weeks, I’ve gotten more out of my therapy sessions with her than I have in 6 years with my original therapist. Thank you so much for all of your help!

Written on May 21, 2019 after therapy with Jillian for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and adhd