Elisa Carlino, LCSW

Elisa Carlino is a New York LCSW with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on common concerns such as anxiety, depression, parenting stress, ADHD, trauma, anger, relationship strain, grief, and work-related challenges. Sessions are offered in English and Italian. She also accepts international clients and combines practical tools with conversational support.

Elisa draws on practical therapies like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness to help people notice what matters and change unhelpful patterns. She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape present reactions. Motivational Interviewing appears when someone wants focused help finding the next step toward a goal.

Her style is straightforward and conversational. She aims to be a clear guide who teaches skills people can use outside sessions. That can mean learning breathing and grounding techniques, testing small behavioral changes, or shifting unhelpful thoughts about oneself and others. The work is practical and skill-based rather than abstract.

Elisa's background includes clinical work in clinics, hospitals, and schools alongside online counseling. She has supported people through parenting strain, career transitions, caregiving burden, chronic health issues, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment problems, and identity questions. She helps people manage anger that shows up at home or work by giving simple strategies to reduce reactivity and rebuild trust.

To begin, she asks about immediate concerns and everyday routines. That helps shape short-term focus and longer-term goals. Her approach balances talking through problems with concrete practice and small homework steps between sessions.

Therapeutic approaches used during online work