Judith Gil, LCSW, is a Bilingual/Bicultural Clinical Social Worker in the State of New York with over 10 years of experience in the field of mental health and related services. She specializes in mental health treatment with young adults. She obtained her Master’s degree in Social Work from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Services in New York. Following her graduate experience at Fordham University, she went on to receive a Post Masters Certification in Clinical Practice with Adolescents from New York University’s Silver School of Social Work.
Judith has extensive experience providing mental health treatment to individuals of all ages. She has experience with assessing, diagnosing , and treating individuals, couples, families and groups to achieve more adequate, satisfying and productive marriage, family and social adjustment. She currently provides mental health treatment, primarily to adolescents and young adults. Judith utilizes several evidence-based practices including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), CBT , Supportive Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. She is extremely passionate, energetic and enthusiastic about her work with this population. In addition, she provides field instruction to 2nd year MSW students from both Hunter College and Fordham University and supervises entry level clinicians.
Judith is currently enrolled in the Doctor of Social Work program at The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice. Her dissertation research study will explore resiliency, educational achievement and positive life outcomes among Black and Latina women that were former teenage mothers. Judith is a native New Yorker of Dominican descent.
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Bipolar disorder
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