Damara Israel, LCSW, LISW-CP

Damara Israel is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 12 years of experience. She works with people facing major life changes, career stress, grief, and anger. Damara also addresses addictions and compassion fatigue in her practice. She uses practical talk and action to help clients manage immediate problems and make steady progress.

Damara helps with workplace dynamics and career decisions, and she supports people dealing with isolation, shame, or impulsive behaviors. She also helps clients who are navigating family-related concerns and caregiving or aging issues. Her work includes addressing body image, commitment and control issues, and questions about life purpose.

Her methods draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. She blends skills practice with reflective conversation. Sessions often focus on clearer communication, identifying thinking patterns, and building concrete coping tools.

Damara describes her approach as trauma-informed and culturally responsive. She attends to the ways past experiences and cultural context shape current reactions. The emphasis is on practical steps people can try between sessions to test what helps.

People who prefer straightforward, skills-based work tend to find this approach useful. Damara frames challenges like anger or grief as problems to understand and manage rather than as moral failings. If you want a therapist who aims for clear strategies and steady progress, this style may fit.

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