Elizabeth Carrero , LCSW

Elizabeth Carrero is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Connecticut who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. She also supports people dealing with trauma, relationship strain, low self-esteem, ADHD, and big life changes. Elizabeth speaks English and Spanish and brings ten years of clinical experience to her work.

She uses a client-centered style and adapts techniques to each person's situation. Sessions tend to focus on understanding how life, family, and personal habits interact. Conversations are practical and aim to build coping skills people can use day to day.

Elizabeth often draws from cognitive behavioral methods to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She also uses dialectical behavior strategies to teach emotion regulation and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques appear when people want clear steps and small goals.

Her background includes work with individuals, groups, and families across a range of concerns such as adoption and foster care, attachment issues, caregiver stress, OCD, and problems tied to culture or military life. That experience informs a flexible approach that respects each person's history and values.

Clients can expect straightforward sessions that emphasize collaboration and small, realistic changes. Elizabeth aims to create a respectful, warm space where people feel heard and can work toward more balance and resilience.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist and aims to build a trusting, respectful working relationship. It involves listening closely, reflecting what matters to the client, and shaping sessions around the individual's goals and life context.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and try small experiments to change them. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it emphasizes practical skills and homework that can be done between sessions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Mindfulness skills from DBT can reduce reactivity and increase awareness in daily life.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Elizabeth will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That process often begins with a few sessions to identify what helps most and to set short-term goals.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face when schedules and bandwidth allow. Phone sessions can be a good option when someone prefers not to be on camera or has limited internet. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief check-ins, quick skill practice, and flexible ways to stay connected between longer sessions.