Elisa Carlino

Practical, compassionate therapy with evidence-based methods

LCSW New York

Experience: 12 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English, Italian

About Elisa

Elisa Carlino is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York who supports people coping with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, grief, parenting concerns, and related life changes.

Background and approach

With 12 years of experience, she blends practical skills and empathic guidance to help clients navigate career pressures, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem struggles, compassion fatigue, and a wide range of additional concerns such as adoption and foster care, attachment issues, chronic illness, and communication or control difficulties. Her style balances warm, straightforward support with evidence-informed strategies.

Elisa often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused work, mindfulness practices, and Motivational Interviewing to teach tools that can be used day to day. She frames therapy as a collaborative process that emphasizes building coping skills, clarifying values, and strengthening relationships while attending to practical goals like job coaching and caregiving stress.

Elisa provides services in English and Italian and accepts international clients. Her background across clinics, hospitals, and schools informs a flexible approach to care delivered through a variety of online formats, aimed at helping people increase wellbeing and function across life roles.

How evidence-informed approaches translate to online care

Elisa commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning, which can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD challenges, and stress. ACT emphasizes clarifying values and taking committed action while learning to accept difficult thoughts and emotions, a helpful fit for coping with life changes, grief, and chronic stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Elisa aims to work with each person to tailor methods to their goals, preferences, and circumstances, mixing skill training, mindfulness practices, and attachment-informed perspectives as needed to support real-life change.

Online therapy with Elisa is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it possible to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or travel, and to use brief check-ins or structured conversations depending on what best supports progress and daily life needs.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Elisa commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, grief, parenting issues, intimacy-related struggles, career matters, and compassion fatigue among other areas.

What is Elisa's therapeutic approach and style?

Her style is supportive and practical, combining empathic guidance with skill-building. She uses evidence-informed methods to help clients develop tools for lasting change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Elisa brings 12 years of experience working in clinics, hospitals, and schools, applying her background to a wide range of client needs.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the credential LCSW and is licensed in New York with license number NY LCSW 075908-01.

Which languages are available for therapy and can international clients participate?

Sessions are offered in English and Italian, and she does accept international clients.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Elisa provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are costs and billing handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Depression ADHD

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivity Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English, Italian