Twenty-seven years in the treatment room.
A licensed esthetician in San Francisco since 1999. Customized treatments, home care plans, focused on the long game.
For over 27 years, I've been a licensed skin therapist based in San Francisco. I have helped hundreds of clients achieve their desired goals and objectives with customized skin care treatments and home care regimens. With a strong belief that skin care is a critical component of an overall wellness program, my goal is to treat every client with dedicated attention and respect in a comfortable, non-judgmental environment. I founded my practice with the core belief that the essential blend of science, nature, and touch is the key to lasting results and long-term relationships with my clients.
In 1999, I received my Esthetician's license from the State of California. Before licensing, I received a BA with distinction from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where I also attended graduate school focusing on communicative disorders. (A field that turns out to be more useful in a treatment room than you'd guess.)
In the spring of 2024, I published Skinthesis: The Esthetician's Guide to Mastering Client Experience and Management. A comprehensive roadmap for licensed professionals, it explores the balance between exceptional customer service and effective client management, and how the two are inextricably tied. The launch coincided with the founding of Synthesis CX Consulting. I offer personalized consulting services and teach classes for esthetic professionals both in person and online, teaching client experience and management.
"My goal is to treat every client with dedicated attention and respect in a comfortable, non-judgmental environment."
I love the wealth of educational opportunities in the Bay Area and around the country, and I regularly attend skin care seminars, conferences, and online education. I have attended all sections of Skin Care Ingredients for Cosmetic Professionals at UCLA Extension multiple times, taught by industry legend Rebecca Gadberry, and have received advanced training in oncology esthetics, dermaplaning, acne, aging, and perimenopausal and menopausal skin.
I believe that ongoing advanced education, in a field with rapidly changing technological developments, is of the utmost importance, as clients frequently look to me as a resource. I also rely on my clients. They still provide my greatest source of education and inspiration, and teach me something new every day.
You can get a sense of my ethos on my Instagram page, where I enjoy answering questions from my clients and injecting a little humor into the often confusing business of skincare.
Also from Jill
A roadmap for esthetic professionals.
Skinthesis explores the delicate balance between exceptional customer service and effective client management, how the two are inextricably tied, and how that connection shapes a thriving practice.
Synthesis CX Consulting extends the book's ideas into one-on-one consulting, group classes, and industry talks for licensed professionals.
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