Elisa Carlino , LCSW

Elisa Carlino is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a credential that indicates specialized training in clinical social work, practicing from New York with 12 years of professional experience. She has worked with children, teens, young professionals, parents, and families across clinics, hospitals, schools, and through online counseling settings, bringing a breadth of experience to each therapeutic relationship.

Her clinical focus includes anxiety, depression, parenting and family systems, ADHD, trauma, job coaching, and women’s health and reproductive concerns. Elisa blends practical skill-building with relational attention, helping clients develop tools they can use throughout their lives while also attending to the patterns that shape relationships and daily functioning. She aims to engage clients with warmth and clear guidance, offering support that feels like a dependable ally as people pursue greater wellbeing and balance across their life roles.

Elisa emphasizes the importance of a strong therapeutic connection as the foundation for progress and works collaboratively to set goals and practice strategies that fit each person’s priorities and rhythm. She approaches therapy with a hopeful, grounded style and looks forward to supporting individuals and families on their paths to healthier, more fulfilling lives.

Evidence-Informed Approaches Offered Online

Elisa uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify personal values and take committed steps toward a meaningful life. ACT emphasizes acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings alongside practical actions, which can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions.

She also integrates Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses. This approach can help people understand relationship dynamics, improve communication, and heal from attachment-related wounds.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work together. Elisa partners with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts methods collaboratively so treatment fits the person rather than the other way around.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility around schedules and geographic boundaries. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals from different locations, maintain continuity of care during life changes, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for the client.