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Licensed Associate Counselor
Jill Brown LAC
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
Desmond Tutu
Teens & adults
Mesa, Arizona
Licensed Associate Counselor
Emily Ruth McIntosh LAC
Meet Jill
Safety, warmth and genuine care
Meet Emily Ruth
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” — Desmond Tutu
Hi there,
I’m really glad you’re here. Reaching out is a meaningful step, and my hope is that you feel welcomed, respected, and supported from the very start.
As a trauma therapist, working with individuals and couples navigating complex and developmental trauma, my approach is grounded in the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM), along with differentiation-based couples work. I’m drawn to the ways our adaptations, often formed in early relationships, continue to shape how we experience connection, agency, and ourselves. I focus less on what’s “wrong” and more on what’s intelligent and protective, creating space for greater awareness, integration, and choice.
This work is not something I hold only professionally; it’s a living, ongoing relationship in my own life. I’m continually humbled by how these patterns show up in real time: in relationship, in parenting, in the tension between doing and being. NARM has given me a way to meet these moments with more curiosity and less judgment, and to stay connected to what matters even when things feel full or fast. It’s from this place that I sit with others- not as someone who has it figured out, but as someone committed to staying in honest, compassionate relationship with the process of being human.
I bring together NARM®, Brainspotting, somatic awareness, and differentiation-based couples work. With an MA in Marriage & Family Therapy and specialization in trauma, I offer a grounded, compassionate space to explore patterns that feel stuck and reconnect with your deeper capacities.
Alongside my clinical work, I serve as the host of the Transforming Trauma podcast for the Complex Trauma Training Center (CTTC). This role is an extension of how I listen, how I stay curious, and how I remain in relationship with the evolving field of trauma work.
Hosting the podcast invites me into ongoing, in-depth conversations with clinicians, researchers, and practitioners who are deeply engaged in understanding trauma; not just as a set of symptoms, but as a lived, relational, and developmental experience. These conversations continually orient me back to what matters most: presence, complexity, humility, and respect for the adaptive intelligence of all of us as humans.
Whether you’re navigating relationship challenges, trauma, grief, or a sense of disconnect from yourself, we’ll work together to create more clarity, freedom, and connection. My style is warm, honest, and direct. Sessions are available in-person and online. If you’re curious about working together, you’re welcome to book a 15-minute consultation to get a feel for the process.
When not with clients, you can find me on a walk with loved ones around my neighborhood, snuggling with cats, or camping somewhere in the pines or desert.
I hope to connect soon!
Therapeutic approach
Methods Jill may draw from
Thoughtful care, shaped around you.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing can support people experiencing trauma, anxiety and depression.
Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy
A practical approach for understanding patterns between thoughts, emotions and behavior.
Person-Centered
Therapy
A respectful, collaborative approach grounded in empathy, acceptance and each client’s lived experience.
Creative Expression
Jill may incorporate art as another way to explore emotions, experiences and meaningful change.
Areas of interest
Support for the things that can feel hardest to carry.
Betrayal trauma
Support for processing broken trust, relational pain and the path toward restoration.
Teens and young people
A supportive space for teens aged 13 and older to work through emotions, identity and life challenges.
Anxiety and depression
Practical and compassionate care for worry, low mood and emotional overwhelm.
Compulsions and addiction
Care for sexual compulsions, behavioral concerns and substance-use challenges.
Adoption-related concerns
Space to explore the complex feelings, relationships and personal experiences connected with adoption.
Jill works with a range of emotional, behavioral and relationship concerns, always considering the person behind the problem.
Beyond the therapy room
A little more about Jill.
Jill has been married to her husband for thirty years, and together they have six children. Outside of work, she enjoys being outdoors—hiking, paddle boarding, biking and swimming. She also loves a good romantic comedy, and music is a steady source of joy and connection in her life.
Resilience grows when
people feel seen,
understood and
supported.
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