About Jill Tobin, LCSW — New Canaan Therapist

After moving to Connecticut, I came to understand the quiet power of true community. That experience led me to leadership roles in local nonprofits and ultimately guided me to pursue my Master’s in Clinical Social Work at Columbia. It continues to shape how I show up in my life and work every day.

I completed my graduate and postgraduate clinical training at Silver Hill Hospital, working across inpatient and residential levels of care with individuals experiencing mood, personality, and substance use disorders. That experience shaped my belief that therapy doesn’t have to be about picking up the pieces when things fall apart. It can be an intentional, proactive form of self-care. My clinical background includes advanced training in DBT, MBT, CBT, CPT, and Motivational Interviewing.

Outside the office, you’ll find me keeping pace with family life: shuttling kids, cheering from the sidelines, walking dogs, figuring out what’s for dinner, and reminding myself to pause and enjoy the ride. My own rituals include early-morning coffee before the house wakes up, hot yoga, raquet sports with friends, and weekend getaways with my family.

I believe the most effective therapy blends skill, insight, and genuine human connection.

I’ve always been deeply curious about people and endlessly impressed by the ways we connect, grow, make meaning, and find moments of laughter along the way.

After college, I moved to New York City, where I worked in marketing and earned my MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business. What stayed with me most from that chapter was how much I loved learning what motivates people and shapes the paths they choose.

When our first child was born, I stepped into full-time parenting. It wasn’t something I had planned, but it shifted my perspective in lasting ways, deepening my patience, empathy, and understanding of what it means to truly support others. Looking back, it was also what quietly nudged me toward the work I do today.

LCSW, MBA

JILL TOBIN