Jilly dos Santos, MSW, LMSW, CMI-Spanish (She/Her/Ella)

Clinical Therapist

We are all born with innate wisdom from the body, yet most of us have had moments where the demands of life circumstances, work, or family overwhelm this wisdom. Or perhaps trauma, old or new, casts a shadow, obscuring what you thought you knew about the world. In either case, this disconnection between mind and body may grow, and soon, the telltale signs of dysfunction develop: anxiety, depression, numbing through social media or disordered eating, and difficulty with friends and family, to name a few.

The good news is, there is a path forward if you're ready. My goal as a therapist is to help you non-judgementally notice the patterns that keep you stuck, so that you can rebuild trust and respect in your body's intuition and get back to living your life.  My approach is compassionate while direct. I believe that while there are powerful external forces that shape our circumstances, we all have agency to improve our experiences. Working together to foster curiosity and empathy, you can learn positive coping skills and grow emotionally in ways that feel authentically you.

"Do what you can, with what you've got, where you are." - American folk saying popularized by Theodore Roosevelt

I received my Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Middlebury College in Vermont, and my Master of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis. I practice in both English and Spanish, as well as through interpreters, and have a passion in working with clients and their families to adapt care to meet preferences and needs that stem from each individual's language and culture.

CLINICAL INTERESTS:

  • Adjustment Disorders

  • Anxiety

  • DepressionEating Disorders

  • Emotional Regulation

  • Grief

  • Immigration & Cultural Concerns

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Trauma

EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES:

  • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy

  • Coping Skills based in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

  • Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD

  • Cultural Humility in Counseling

  • Mindfulness & Somatic Therapy

  • Trauma-Informed Care