Emily-Rose Santamaria , LCSW

Emily-Rose Santamaria is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Connecticut with four years of professional experience. She has supported people between the ages of 7 and 60 with concerns including stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, mood disorders, depression, ADD/ADHD, attachment and relationship challenges, family conflict, and a range of other life difficulties.

Her therapeutic manner is warm and interactive, grounded in a collaborative stance that treats therapy as a team effort. She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion and intentionally avoids stigmatizing labels while focusing on individual strengths and goals. Emily-Rose emphasizes a person-centered, strength-based, and solution-focused perspective that centers the client as the expert in their own story.

Her clinical work is eclectic, drawing primarily on cognitive-behavioral techniques, humanistic and psychodynamic ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, and attachment-based principles. She tailors dialogue and treatment planning to the unique needs of each individual, shaping sessions to align with personal goals and life circumstances. Emily-Rose encourages the courage it takes to begin therapy and supports clients as they build on the strengths that help them move forward.

Attachment, Client-Centered, and Cognitive Work Online

Emily-Rose integrates attachment-based approaches to help people understand and reshape patterns in important relationships - this work is useful for issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, and recurring relationship conflicts. She also uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on creating a respectful, empathetic space where the person’s goals and perspectives guide the pace and focus of treatment. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another key element of her practice - CBT offers practical tools to address patterns of thinking and behavior linked to anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Emily-Rose works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques as the work evolves so the plan remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy modalities - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit care into busy lives and to connect from different locations. These options provide flexibility in scheduling, allow continuity of care when travel or life changes occur, and support different communication styles so people can engage in therapy in the way that suits them best.