Lisa Rosario , LCSW

Lisa Rosario is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with 25 years of professional experience in social work and psychotherapy. Born and raised in New York as a first-generation Puerto Rican Latinx who identifies as female, she brings bilingual and bicultural fluency in English and Spanish to her clinical work, helping clients who value cultural understanding and language accessibility.

She earned a bachelor’s degree from Antioch University in Ohio and a graduate degree from New York University, and she has shared her expertise as an Adjunct Professor at Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work for the past nine years. She is also beginning a doctoral candidacy, reflecting an ongoing commitment to advanced training and teaching in the field.

Over her career she has worked with individuals, couples, adolescents, and families across a wide range of concerns, including stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression and grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family dynamics, ADHD, eating and body image concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and work and career challenges. Her clinical toolbox includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), which she adapts to each person or family’s needs.

Lisa takes a collaborative, strengths-focused approach, inviting clients to explore history, symptoms, relationships, and goals together to form a practical treatment plan. She is not currently accepting new clients.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Lisa Rosario

Lisa draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to clarify personal values so people can take meaningful action in their lives. ACT can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions by focusing on what matters most to the individual rather than only symptom reduction.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical approach that explores the links between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. CBT is often useful for stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and patterns that interfere with daily functioning because it teaches concrete skills to reframe thinking and change unhelpful behaviors.

Client-Centered Therapy is another cornerstone of her work, emphasizing empathic listening and collaboration so clients feel heard and supported while they identify their own goals. This approach is especially helpful for relationship work, self-esteem, grief, and navigating identity-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lisa works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to determine which methods best match each person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts techniques as the work evolves.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access ongoing support between appointments. Please note that she is not currently accepting new clients.