Charlene Esquilin, LCSW

Charlene Esquilin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in New York with ten years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, anger, and other life changes. Sessions are conducted in English and aimed at practical change rather than labels.

Charlene uses straightforward conversation and active listening to identify what feels most urgent. She helps people notice patterns that fuel anger or anxiety and then tries small, manageable shifts that reduce those moments. Expect clear goals, concrete coping skills, and regular check-ins on what is or isn't helping.

Her background includes approaches that focus on thoughts, behaviors, and emotional regulation. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to test unhelpful thinking and on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for coping with intense feelings. Mindfulness techniques are used to increase awareness of physical and emotional reactions in the moment.

When relationship issues come up, she uses elements of the Gottman Method to address interaction patterns and improve communication. Sessions on parenting and family stress focus on practical problem solving, boundary setting, and reducing reactivity rather than assigning blame.

Charlene also uses Motivational Interviewing when change feels overwhelming. That approach focuses on the client’s own reasons for change and builds small, achievable steps. Overall, her work is collaborative and task-focused, aimed at helping people manage anger and other stresses so daily life feels more manageable.

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