About Lily Freier

As a licensed independent social worker, Lily Freier provides behavioral therapy services to Babylon patients through telehealth. Lily graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Virginia in 2005. She then went on to earn her Master’s of Social work from Rutgers University, graduating in 2007.

Lily has been providing care for over 14 years. She began her career as a licensed clinical social worker before moving up to become a clinical supervisor. With Babylon, she acts as both a therapist and a clinical lead. Lily’s specializations include simple and complex trauma, and she treats patients of all ages. Most of her experience is working with adult survivors of childhood abuse. Along with standard Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Lily uses Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to help patients develop coping mechanisms that work for them. She uses Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and components of Eye Movement Desentization and Reprocessing to assist with trauma processing. Lily uses her skills to not only address current issues her patients are facing, but also to tackle the root of the problem to prevent relapse.

Lily lives in and works out of New Jersey.

Background

Certifications:

• Certified in TF-CBT and EMDR

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (Psychology), University of Virginia
• Master's Degree (Social Work), Rutgers University
• Lilly's LinkedIn profile

Bio and Interests

I have been a clinical social worker for over 14 years, specializing in trauma, both single incident and complex. Most of my experience has been working with adults who were raised in abusive environments. I take a strengths based approach and believe in educating my patients that trauma symptoms are the body and mind's way of coping with overwhelming circumstances. I use DBT, TF-CBT, and components of EMDR to help patients calm the body's physiological trauma response, develop healthier strategies for coping, and challenge trauma based thinking. I believe that cultural humility is critical and I welcome all expressions of identity. In my free time I enjoy movie nights with family, yoga, attempting to train my goldendoodle puppy, and drawing.