Therapist profile
Elisa Mantel-Smith, LCSW-R
New York
LCSW-R in New York - Anger and relationships
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- CredentialsLCSW-R
- LicenseLCSW-R, New York / 052448
- NPI1497072029
- Experience10 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationNew York
About
- Client-centered practice
- CBT techniques
- Trauma-informed approach
About Elisa
Elisa Mantel-Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) in New York with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family concerns, parenting strains, addiction, trauma and abuse, eating and intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem and depression. Sessions are conducted in English and informed by several practical therapy approaches.
She earned a master's degree in social work from Columbia University and has worked with individuals, families, and groups on health, fertility, loss, and related life problems. That background gives her a sense of the everyday pressures people carry. She aims to meet people where they are and then help them make changes that matter to daily life.
In sessions she uses plain, direct conversation to identify what is most pressing. She draws on client-centered methods to follow the client's concerns and on cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Emotionally-focused and trauma-focused approaches are used when feelings or past experiences need focused attention.
People bring many kinds of practical problems - caregiving stress, fertility worries, codependency patterns, obsessive thoughts, panic, or body image issues. She also addresses adoption and foster care needs, autism-related concerns, and the strain of illness or cancer in a family.
Her work emphasizes clear goals and solution-focused steps so people can test changes between sessions. To begin, users select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How Elisa’s therapeutic approaches translate online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. Online sessions using this approach tend to center each meeting on the client’s immediate concerns and what they want to address that day.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) online breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises and homework to test small changes between sessions, which can fit into a busy week. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and work with core emotions in the moment, which can be useful for relationship stress and intimacy-related issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate to choose which methods to try based on goals, what has or hasn’t worked before, and personal preferences. That means sessions can shift focus as needs change over time.
Session format details are not specified in the original profile, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule appointments around work, caregiving, or medical obligations, or to try brief check-ins when life is hectic. The practical aim is to fit therapeutic work into everyday life while using approaches that produce clear, testable steps between meetings.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, addiction, trauma and abuse, intimacy and eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes.
What therapy styles does she use?
She uses client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), emotionally-focused therapy (EFT), solution-focused work, and trauma-focused therapy to match the issue at hand.
How long has she been practicing?
She has about 10 years of professional experience working with individuals, families, and groups in New York.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with the NY LCSW-R credential and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are arranged for people within the therapist's permitted region.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session following the site's booking steps.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.