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Jillian Graham, LCSW
Providing online counseling in San Diego, California
Hello, I am Jillian Graham, a licensed therapist. I currently work as an LCSW providing online therapy in San Diego, California. I am a mom of 3 teen daughters, two of which have ADHD. My husband, mom and brother also have ADHD so I can say that I actually live the ADHD life and feel like I can understand many of the daily struggles with such a unique brain. I have also worked in the field, supporting San Diego Regional Center consumers and families through a wrap around program. I had success working with a range of clients who have autism, Asperger's, ADHD, anxiety, social anxietytrauma, and social struggles. I have attended school visits, IEP's (Elementary-college with DSP services), medical appointments, and psychiatrist appointments along with my clients through the wraparound program so have hands on understanding of supports for neurodiverse clients. I have also developed behavioral intervention programs to help manage challenging behaviors in the home. Since I have a background in social work, I have used a bio-psychosocial approach which basically means that I like to look at everything that impacts a client: Self, medical issues, family supports, environmental stressors, physiological factors such as sensory dysregulation, relationship dynamics, and more. I also have formal training in applied behavioral analysis. I find that this helps me work with clients who are looking for specific tools to make change.
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I graduated from the University of Southern California with a Master's Degree in Social Work in 2003. I have since worked in various behavioral health treatment settings with children and adults including private practice, mental health hospital, group home and foster care settings, and as a behavioral therapist with a wraparound program. I named my practice A Better Understanding, Inc. because I believe that therapy is about finding a better understanding in your life and your relationships so that you can live your best life.
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Bachelor Degree in Psychology, San Diego State University, Fall 2000. Psi Chi Honor Society. Course work in psychology: abnormal, child development, personality, health, sexuality, learning, and social.
Master Degree in Social Work, University of Southern California, Spring 2003. Course work in mental health practice, substance abuse, human behavior and development, policy analysis, and research.
Florida Institute of Technology, Applied Behavior Analysis Program, 12 CE units completed March 2019. Course work completed in principles and elements of behavior analysis, developing, strengthening, and maintaining behavior, decreasing, eliminating, and replacing problem behavior, Ethical and professional conduct of behavior analysis’s.
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Other Services Offered With A Better Understanding, Inc.
I have been working as a licensed therapist for nearly 20 years and specialize in treating Anxiety, Social anxiety, Autism, ADHD and other developmental disabilities. I strive to understand you and your mental health treatment needs and am here to provide support and understanding so that you can start to feel better in life. I am happy to offer a variety of mental health services including therapy for neurodivergent adults or parents to children with ADHD, autism or anxiety. In addition to anxiety treatment, trauma therapy, depression treatment, mood disorders, and bipolar disorder treatment.
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Learning to live with ADHD, Autism, Social Anxiety and other anxiety symptoms is much easier said than done. I would be honored to help you in overcoming the symptoms that affect you most. I am happy to offer confidential teletherapy services from her California-based therapy practice working with clients across the state. To start your therapy journey, please follow these simple steps:
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Reach out to Jillian Graham, licensed therapist to have a free consultation for mental health therapy.
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