Elaine Gilmartin, LCSW

Elaine Gilmartin is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience. She practices in New York and helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Elaine also supports people working through parenting questions, trauma and abuse, and struggles with self-esteem and eating issues.

Her approach is straightforward and warm. She aims to make sessions feel like a conversation where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Elaine encourages small, manageable steps that fit into daily life instead of overwhelming plans.

Over time she has worked with people coping with major life changes, panic attacks, postpartum depression, and grief related to hospice or end-of-life situations. She also has experience related to adoption and foster care, fertility concerns, hoarding, and social anxiety. Elaine brings this background into care that focuses on what matters most to each person.

In the therapy room she listens first and asks practical questions to clarify priorities. Sessions often include talking through patterns, practicing coping skills, and planning ways to try new behaviors between meetings. The goal is to leave each session with one or two things to try before the next visit.

Elaine holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She works in English and does not accept international clients at this time. To begin, clients follow the site process and schedule based on availability.

Evidence-based techniques and online therapy options

Elaine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear goals and practical tools. One common approach is skill-focused work that teaches breathing, grounding, and short behavioral strategies to manage anxiety and panic attacks. These tools are useful when symptoms feel intense and fast relief techniques are needed.

Another approach emphasizes talking through trauma and its effects at a pace that feels manageable. This involves naming patterns, reducing worry linked to past events, and building steady ways to cope with triggers. That work can help with post-traumatic stress, grief, and difficult life transitions including hospice and end-of-life concerns.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Elaine will help figure out which techniques match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She collaborates on a plan and adjusts methods over time based on what is helpful.

If you are considering online therapy, please confirm the exact session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, shorten commute time, and permit brief check-ins when a full session feels too much. It also allows continuation of care during life changes so therapy can move forward alongside daily responsibilities.