I am a licensed clinical social worker in New York City and hold my master's degree in social work from Columbia University. I have over a decade of experience with individuals, families, and groups in navigating health, fertility, loss, and other life issues. My professional experience has taught me to reach clients where they are at and then help them navigate and achieve wellbeing through support and a safe, authentic environment. I look forward to working with you.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Depression, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Adoption and foster care, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Communication problems, Eating and food-related issues, Family problems, Fertility issues, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
NY LCSW-R 052448
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Elisa Mantel-Smith. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
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Written on Dec 04, 2024 after therapy with Elisa for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Elisa is highly recommended
Written on Dec 01, 2024 after therapy with Elisa for 1 year and 8 months on issues concerning family conflicts, parenting issues, anger management, and adhd
Elisa is a god send. She’s highly professional and exudes a level of empathy that is unmatched, a listening ear that feels more than comfortable and delivers a word/solution that is both effective and soft.
In my time with Elisa she has provided a safe space free of judgement with a listening ear and provides an effective solution to the wide range of issues which I’d been facing going into my journey in improving my mental health. If I’m being frank, I struggled, battled and even resisted the idea of seeking counsel. And Elisa very quickly became the confidante which my skeptic self very much needed.
I struggled with issues of confidence, setting boundaries, and anger/sadness (regulating and delegating my emotions)
I wouldn’t be where I am or feel the way I do or pursue and carry on through my day to day were it not for Elisa’s counsel. I would recommend Elisa to anyone new and familiar with therapy. Again she is an ABSOLUTE godsend!!!!!
Written on Dec 01, 2024 after therapy with Elisa for 4 months on issues concerning relationship issues, self esteem, anger management, and compassion fatigue
Elisa is amazing! Great listener and offers real solutions with honest perspectives.
Written on Nov 18, 2024 after therapy with Elisa for 2 years and 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, anger management, and coping with life changes
It is always helpful for me to talk to Elisa. She always listens and responds compassionately as well as with a level of professionalism. She has offered me options and when speaking to her I fell that she's listening, She makes it easy tp be open. She made me feel connected and comfortalble.
Written on May 20, 2024 after therapy with Elisa for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes
Elisa is an incredibly intelligent and nuanced therapist, which is great for someone who feels that they have a sufficient amount of self-awareness while also realizing there is use for a professional to provide a structured, dogmatic approach to indefinable feelings of grief and loss.
Written on Apr 27, 2023 after therapy with Elisa for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and grief