Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
How Elisa works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Elisa
Elisa Shevlin-Reynolds is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 22 years of experience helping people handle stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and life transitions. She works with adults who are struggling with self-esteem, relationships, parenting challenges, and the emotional fallout of trauma and abuse. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, focused on practical steps people can use right away.
Elisa keeps sessions collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then helps clients set clear goals.
Background and approach
Conversations are tailored to each person's life and values, so therapy feels relevant and manageable. She uses tools people can practice between sessions to build momentum. Her background blends several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
Those approaches guide how she helps people manage difficult emotions and change unhelpful patterns. Work may include learning emotion regulation skills, shifting unhelpful thoughts, and clarifying what matters most. Elisa also supports people coping with caregiving stress, chronic illness, attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family issues, and career-related strain.
She aims to reduce overwhelm and increase everyday functioning by breaking problems into small, doable steps. People who choose her often want practical guidance delivered with empathy. She encourages small experiments, steady progress, and attention to values.
Sessions are focused on what will help someone feel more capable and connected in their everyday life.
What Elisa works with
Everything Elisa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Elisa's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elisa lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches work in online therapy
Elisa uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as part of her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and it encourages actions that match personal values. This can be useful for managing anger, grief, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behaviors that keep problems going, which helps with anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust those methods over time based on how things are going.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, practicing specific skills, or fitting therapy into a busy day. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.
Questions people ask about Elisa
What concerns does Elisa address in therapy?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma and related relationship or parenting struggles.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, straightforward, and collaborative, with a focus on listening, goal-setting, and practical skills people can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience as a therapist working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - practicing in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.