Jill B. Knerr, LMFT
Marriage and Couples Therapist
Phone/Fax 610-691-2455
jbknerr@rcn.com

About Me
Over the past 30 years, Jill has provided therapy in a variety of counseling settings in the Lehigh Valley. She works primarily with adults and specializes in marriage therapy and couples counseling and education. She works collaboratively with clients and enjoys working from a faith-based perspective, if that is what the client desires.

She received her Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Marywood University and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of Pennsylvania. While earning her masters degree, she interned in a church setting where she counseled from a faith-based approach, helping clients with their relationship and emotional issues. Upon graduating, she served in an interim position for Care-giving Ministries at a local church.

For the past 30 years, Jill has worked in a private-practice setting where she has continued to provide a place for clients to work through emotional and relational issues in a non-judgmental atmosphere.

Jill was in the clergy track at the Council for Relationships, the oldest Marriage and Family Training Institute in America.  There she earned a Post Graduate Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy. Subsequently, she was earned her credential as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).

Jill is passionate about being an excellent clinician. Towards that end, she is actively pursuing a Certificate in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).

Jill is the President of the Philadelphia Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (PCEFT). PCEFT is an organization dedicated to advanced training in EFT.

Additionally she leads couples workshops.

She is a member of the following professional organizations:
  • Clinical Fellow in the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT)
  • International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)
  • Philadelphia Center for Emotionally Focused therapy (PCEFT)
  • National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
  • Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW)
  • Lehigh Valley Psychological and Counseling Association (LVPCA)