Elisa Shevlin-Reynolds
Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions
LCSW New York
- Experience
- 22 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Elisa
Elisa Shevlin-Reynolds is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who has spent more than two decades helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, trauma, and life transitions.
Background and approach
She draws on a client-centered, compassionate stance to support clients facing issues such as self-esteem struggles, parenting concerns, career decisions, compassion fatigue, and anger. Her experience includes working with a wide range of concerns from chronic pain and caregiver stress to attachment and blended family difficulties.
Her work blends evidence-based techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and client-centered methods. Elisa emphasizes collaboration, tailoring conversations and treatment plans to each person’s needs, and helping clients develop practical coping strategies alongside deeper emotional understanding.
With a warm, interactive style she focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space for growth, healing, and clearer communication. She practices with the perspective of a New York LCSW and applies her 22 years of clinical experience to guide clients toward meaningful change.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Elisa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in her work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to improve mood and functioning, and it is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. ACT emphasizes values-driven action and mindfulness skills to help people accept difficult feelings while committing to meaningful life changes, which can support coping with grief, transitions, and chronic stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and typically happens collaboratively. The therapist works with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then adapts techniques from CBT, ACT, DBT, or motivational interviewing as appropriate. This shared decision-making helps shape a tailored plan that evolves over time based on what is most helpful for the client.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain continuity during life changes, and access regular skill practice and check-ins between synchronous sessions.
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Experience
22+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English