Jillian Diesner

Jillian is a certified School Counselor and formerly certified Special Education teacher who works with students at the largest public elementary school in Washington, DC. She is also a child therapist in clinical private practice in DC and Maryland. She has advanced degrees in Early Childhood Special Education from George Washington University and in Marriage & Family Therapy from the University of Florida. Her areas of expertise include anxiety and emotional regulation, using a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and rational living therapy. Jillian is also a mother of two teenagers who helped inspire her journey into mindfulness. After helping her nephews through some tough doctor appointments with tailored social stories, Jillian and her sister developed Preppers for Kids, easy to read social stories for helping young children face all kinds of new situations.