Judith Gil

Judith Gil is a bilingual, bicultural clinical social worker practicing in New York with more than ten years of experience in mental health and related services. A native New Yorker of Dominican descent, she centers her clinical work on adolescents and young adults.

She earned her Master’s degree in Social Work from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Services and completed a post-master’s certification in clinical practice with adolescents at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work. Judith is currently enrolled in the Doctor of Social Work program at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice, and her dissertation research examines resiliency, educational achievement, and positive life outcomes among Black and Latina women who were former teenage mothers.

Judith provides assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for individuals, couples, families, and groups, and she treats a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem and relationship challenges, and bipolar disorder. She employs evidence-based approaches such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), cognitive behavioral therapy, supportive therapy, narrative therapy, and motivational interviewing, bringing energy and commitment to her work with young people.

She is licensed to practice as a clinical social worker in New York State and also contributes to the field by supervising entry-level clinicians and providing field instruction for second-year Master of Social Work students from Hunter College and Fordham University.