Jill Benson, MD, LCSW-C

Jill Benson is a licensed therapist based in Maryland with 13 years of clinical experience helping people manage life transitions and emotional challenges. She combines medical insight and social work expertise, holding an MD (Doctor of Medicine) and an LCSW-C (licensed clinical social worker), to support clients through issues such as stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger.

Her practice includes specialized support for older adults and for women navigating age-related changes, blended family dynamics, and caregiving concerns. Jill also addresses a broad range of related struggles including abandonment, chronic pain and illness, communication problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence, loneliness, and questions about life purpose and finances. Her work attends to mood disorders and the emotional impacts of trauma while also supporting forgiveness, guilt, and shame work.

Jill draws on client-centered, mindfulness, narrative, solution-focused, and trauma-focused approaches to tailor therapy to each person’s needs. She emphasizes building resilience, refining coping strategies, and fostering self-compassion so individuals can move toward clearer goals and improved emotional wellbeing. Sessions and treatment planning reflect the unique story and strengths of each person she works with, with a practical focus on skill-building and meaningful change.