- Client-centered listening
- Practical skill building
- Values focused work
About Elisa
Elisa Reisner is a licensed social worker in New York who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She also supports people coping with addictions, eating concerns, anger, and difficulties tied to family and relationships. Elisa speaks English and draws on a long span of practice to guide people through hard moments.
Elisa works from a belief that each person knows their own story best. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen closely and reflect what matters to the client. Sessions focus on what the client wants to change and on building the skills they already have.
She also draws on techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Those approaches are used to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, shift unhelpful patterns, and commit to values-based actions. Existential ideas inform conversations about meaning and life direction when those topics come up.
Elisa keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She helps people break large problems into small steps. She supports people who are dealing with communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, isolation, life purpose, and social anxiety.
With 25 years of experience and the LCSW-R credential, she combines long-term perspective with an emphasis on present concerns. To begin, clients use the therapy start process on the site and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a session according to therapist availability.
How Elisa's Approaches Translate to Online Work
Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own experience and priorities, with the therapist listening carefully and reflecting what matters most to the client. This approach helps people feel heard and makes it easier to set goals that fit their life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match personal values; it can help with anxiety, avoidance, and finding direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete techniques to change patterns that get in the way.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to test methods and pick what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That process is gradual and involves regular check-ins to adjust the focus and tools used.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people choose moments that suit their energy and availability, which can help keep momentum between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist help with?
Stress and anxiety are primary focuses, along with addictions, eating concerns, anger, and family-related difficulties. Additional areas include communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, and social anxiety.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is grounded in Client-Centered Therapy, meaning the therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead. Practical tools from ACT and CBT are used when useful to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
What kind of experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has 25 years of professional experience working with the concerns listed in the profile.
What credentials and location are listed?
The clinician holds the LCSW-R credential and is based in New York.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The therapist's original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this clinician?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.