Ellen Silbert , LICSW

Ellen Silbert is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, addiction, relationship strain, and other life changes. She works with adults on medical and emotional issues including mood disorders, trauma, and caregiving concerns. Ellen practices with attention to women's issues where relevant to a client's experience.

She trained in clinical social work and holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Social Work from New York University. Ellen brings four decades of experience in many settings, from labor and delivery to hospice care. That range informs how she hears both medical and emotional distress.

Her approach is open-minded and nonjudgmental. Sessions focus on building trust, increasing self-awareness, and practical steps to manage day-to-day problems. She uses conversational methods to help people try new ways of coping and relating.

Ellen works collaboratively and tailors strategies to each person's needs. She draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, emotionally focused work, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to shape sessions. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

She offers messaging, live chat, phone sessions, and video calls. Scheduling can include evenings and weekends at times, and she encourages people to message first if calendar times look limited. Ellen brings calm, steady experience to people facing significant transitions and complex challenges.

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to a person's experience without judgment. It helps people feel heard and find their own path forward, which suits issues like self-esteem, grief, and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and tests small behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and some eating-related concerns.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on how emotions shape close relationships and personal patterns. It can help people understand attachment, intimacy-related issues, and communication troubles.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try methods that fit the issue, and adjust plans over time. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques feel most helpful.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation when discussing emotional material. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is an issue or to fit a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging can support progress between longer sessions and help with brief coaching or check-ins. These options make it easier to maintain continuity during work, caregiving, or health-related demands.