- Warm collaborative care
- Evidence-based methods
- Focus on real skills
About Elisa
Elisa Shevlin-Reynolds is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship struggles. She offers steady, practical support for those coping with trauma, low self-esteem, parenting strain, career changes, or compassion fatigue. Elisa pays attention to each person’s story and meets them where they are.
Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions focus on clear goals and honest conversation rather than labels. She aims to help people build skills for managing emotions, improving communication, and handling life transitions.
Elisa blends several evidence-based approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and encourage meaningful action.
Dialectical behavior skills and motivational interviewing are included when useful to strengthen emotional regulation and motivation for change. Client-centered principles guide the way she listens and responds, so people feel heard while they try new ways of coping.
Elisa has worked across many life stages and brings particular experience with family stress, caregiving concerns, aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness, and complex grief. She works in New York and conducts sessions in English. If you want to explore whether she might be a fit, use the continue button on this profile to begin the matching process.
Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions focus on clear goals and honest conversation rather than labels. She aims to help people build skills for managing emotions, improving communication, and handling life transitions.
Elisa blends several evidence-based approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and encourage meaningful action.
Dialectical behavior skills and motivational interviewing are included when useful to strengthen emotional regulation and motivation for change. Client-centered principles guide the way she listens and responds, so people feel heard while they try new ways of coping.
Elisa has worked across many life stages and brings particular experience with family stress, caregiving concerns, aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness, and complex grief. She works in New York and conducts sessions in English. If you want to explore whether she might be a fit, use the continue button on this profile to begin the matching process.
How her approaches translate to online work
Elisa often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while taking action that fits their values. This approach can be useful for anxiety, life changes, and moving past avoidance.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and skill-focused, and it often helps with stress, depression, and relationship difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Elisa will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She checks in and adjusts the plan as progress and needs evolve.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow people to keep appointments during work breaks or caregiving windows. It can also let a therapist use worksheets, behavioral experiments, and skills coaching between meetings in ways that support steady progress.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Relationship issuesGriefParenting issuesCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy
Experience
22+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Elisa address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, career strain, and compassion fatigue among other issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive with an emphasis on practical tools and honest conversation. Sessions focus on goals, skills, and gradual change rather than labels.
What is her professional background?
Elisa is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of clinical experience working with people across different life stages.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices in New York and holds the NY LCSW credential.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.