Ellen Silbert, LICSW

Ellen Silbert, LICSW, helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and major life shifts. She works with those dealing with parenting challenges, relationship strain, addictions, and issues that follow illness or caregiving. Ellen’s practice also includes support around aging and geriatric issues and adoption and foster care concerns.

She brings decades of experience in varied settings, from labor and delivery to hospice care. That range gives her a practical sense of how health, loss, and family changes affect everyday life. Ellen aims to create an open-minded, non-judgmental space where people feel heard and respected.

Her style centers on building trust and emotional safety first. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the person in the room. She also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thinking, and emotionally-focused work to strengthen relationships.

Ellen earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Social Work from New York University and holds a LICSW, which stands for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. She has worked across the lifespan and with a wide range of medical and emotional challenges. Her long practice history includes direct work with young mothers and end-of-life care.

Practical communication is part of Ellen’s approach. She typically checks messages daily and offers messaging, live chat, and phone sessions. She suggests messaging first to clarify scheduling or to ask about current session options before booking.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so clients can make their own choices and find clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical exercises to change patterns that cause stress or depression. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand and shift interaction patterns in close relationships to improve connection and reduce conflict.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ellen will work with clients to identify goals, try methods, and see what feels most helpful. She adapts techniques to each person’s needs and checks in regularly to adjust the plan together.

Session formats listed in her profile include messaging, live chat, and phone sessions; confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow quick check-ins between appointments, or offer a shorter conversation when time is limited. Therapists and licensed professionals can help arrange a plan that fits schedules, energy levels, and specific concerns so therapy becomes a practical part of daily life.