Eli Selkin, LCSW

Eli Selkin is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience using practical therapy methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and bipolar concerns. They focuses on respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care. Eli aims to tailor conversations and plans to each person's needs and goals.

In sessions Eli draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns and make small changes. Motivational Interviewing is used to strengthen readiness for change and build motivation. Psychodynamic ideas can surface how past experiences shape current feelings and behavior.

Eli has worked across many settings over nearly two decades, supporting people through addiction, compassion fatigue, career transitions, and life changes. They also help with adoption and foster care questions, hoarding concerns, personality-related struggles, and issues that arise in later life, including hospice and end-of-life topics. Aging and geriatric issues are part of the focus areas Eli lists.

Therapy sessions are collaborative. Eli listens first, then lays out clear options for how to move forward. Goals are practical and broken into manageable steps so progress can be measured.

Starting therapy can feel hard. Eli offers a calm, straightforward way of working that centers the person's priorities and adapts as needs evolve.

How ACT and CBT inform online work with Eli

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them. It focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that match those values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It uses practical exercises and experiments to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with stress, mood problems, and certain habit-driven issues.

Eli approaches online work collaboratively. They will help you consider which approach or combination fits your goals and preferences. That choice is revisited as therapy progresses so the plan stays aligned with what matters to you.

Please confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also makes it possible to keep continuity of care when people move or live far from licensed professionals.