Clinical Team
Lilly Jay, PsyD, PMH-C
Training: Long Island University—C.W. Post (PsyD Clinical Psychology); The Help Group (Internship); The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Center for Fetal (Perinatal Mental Health and Early Childhood Follow-up Postdoctoral Fellowship)
Dr. Lilly Jay (she/her/hers) is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in supporting new parents and growing families, and is a nationally certified provider of perinatal mental health care (PMH-C). Dr. Jay completed advanced training and postdoctoral fellowship focused on supporting parents experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADS). While PMADS are incredibly common and can happen in the context of any pregnancy, Dr. Jay has specialized experience supporting parents welcoming a child with a severe medical diagnosis, recovering from a traumatic birth or grieving the loss of a child. Her commitment to supporting new families extends into the postpartum period and into the first decade of the baby’s life, when a child develops lifelong models of relating to themselves and others. She has extensive experience working with children who have experienced trauma and children in foster or adoptive homes. When working with young children, Dr. Jay values parents as important collaborators in the therapeutic process.
In addition to her focus on families, Dr. Jay uses evidence-based approaches like CBT and DBT to support adults struggling with mood and anxiety disorders. As a therapist, Dr. Jay uses the therapeutic relationship and an interpersonal approach to ensure that clients feel heard and understood. Clients working with Dr. Jay will feel both challenged and supported as they gain new insight and skills to minimize their daily distress. Dr. Jay’s research interests include grief, maternal identity and play therapy.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading and being outdoors.
Areas of Experience:
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, medically-complex pregnancies, grief and bereavement, early childhood trauma, foster and adoptive families, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder in children.