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The key to developing a strong relationship with your child is to understand how to create the best “fit.” —Dr. Jill

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About Dr. Jill

Jill R. Thurber, PhD, ABPP (or Dr. Jill as her clients call her) is a board-certified Child and Adolescent Psychologist who obtained her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Jill completed her residency in child and pediatric psychology at the Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles before graduating with her Ph.D. She then went on to complete a fellowship in child and pediatric psychology at the APA accredited program at The Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Jill uses a relationship-based approach when working with her clients. This means that she integrates tenets from psychodynamic and attachment-based theories when conceptualizing treatment. Dr. Jill uses therapeutic tools which are found to be the most effective for the unique presenting problem. These therapeutic tools often include cognitive-behavioral therapy, parent coaching, and psychoeducation.

Core Services

Dr. Thurber’s practice includes:

Psychological Assessment (Ages 3-18)
Individual Therapy for Children and Teens
Parent Consultation and Parent Coaching
Social Skills Coaching
Parent Support Groups

Specialty Care

In addition to a general child and adolescent therapy practice, Dr. Thurber offers specialty care in the areas of:

Anxiety Disorders
OCD
Neurodiversity
High Functioning Autism
ADHD
The Highly Sensitive and Emotionally Intense Child
Depression and Mood Disorders
Adjustment and Life Transitions
Adolescent Mental Health

I believe that all children are born with unique neurobiological and temperamental systems, primed to form strong attachments to their caretakers. —Dr. Jill

Dr. Jill’s Approach

Over the past 20+ years in private practice, I have developed an integrated, relationship-based approach to my work with children, teenagers, and their parents. I believe that all children are born with unique neurobiological and temperamental systems, primed to form strong attachments to their caretakers. Each child’s exquisite make-up is present from the moment of birth. Some of these children are what we’d call “easy” or “typically developing” children. Others are more intense, sensitive, and reactive. And just like every child, all parents have their own unique neurobiological and temperamental system.

The key to developing a strong relationship with your child is to understand how to create the best “fit.”

How do we create the best fit between parent and child? We start with understanding the current research on child development – what to expect of our child at each stage and how to build on their innate strengths. We then combine that with a good understanding of who we are as unique individuals – and build on those strengths as a parent. It may sound like a huge undertaking, or one that you believe is too late to try. But I am here to tell you that it’s never too late in your parenting journey. Nurture yourself with the information and tools I have curated for you. Your relationship is worth the work! Visit Dr. Jill’s NurtureNook blog for parent resources and therapy tips, and sign up to get my tips right to your inbox. —Dr. Jill