Elisa Carlino, LCSW

Elisa Carlino is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, caregiving stress, and aging and geriatric issues. She communicates in English and Italian and brings 12 years of clinical experience to her work. Elisa aims to be a steady, practical presence while clients sort through big emotions and day-to-day challenges.

Her background includes work in clinics, hospitals, and schools as well as online counseling. She has supported people across life stages, including young professionals and parents, and has worked with issues from trauma and abuse to chronic illness and caregiver fatigue. That variety gives her a practical perspective on how problems show up in everyday life.

In sessions she blends approaches that focus on values, thinking patterns, and present-moment awareness. She teaches tools people can use after therapy ends and encourages small, manageable steps toward goals. She describes her role as a supportive guide rather than a distant expert.

Elisa also uses attachment-focused ideas to help people understand relationship patterns and to improve communication and trust. Motivational interviewing helps with change that feels hard to start, such as career shifts, health choices, or parenting adjustments.

Her tone is warm and conversational, aiming to make the work feel practical and sometimes even a little fun. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

How Elisa’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small actions that match those values, which can help with anxiety, depression, caregiving stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication, useful for intimacy, family, and relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) addresses unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns with practical exercises that often reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Elisa works together with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust the plan as needed. She blends techniques so the work fits the client’s needs rather than following a single fixed method.

The original biography indicates experience with online counseling but does not list exact session types, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can access support from afar. Licensed professionals can use these methods effectively in remote work, and Elisa aims to tailor sessions to what works in each person’s life.