About
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Trauma and healing
About Elaine
Elaine Gilmartin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 10 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, relationship issues, eating concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Elaine also pays attention to areas such as adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, fertility questions, hoarding, hospice and end-of-life counseling, panic attacks, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety.
Elaine helps people talk through the practical problems that make daily life harder. Sessions tend to center on understanding what is happening now and finding clearer ways to handle hard moments. She listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and works with each person to try different responses.
Her style is straightforward and focused on usable steps. Conversations often include reviewing what has already been tried and choosing small changes to test between sessions. Elaine encourages realistic goals that fit a person’s routine and responsibilities.
She aims to reduce overwhelm by breaking larger problems into manageable parts. That can mean practicing coping skills, planning difficult conversations, or making space to process painful memories at a pace the person chooses.
People considering therapy are asked to pick a time to talk and complete a short matching questionnaire before the first session. That first meeting is used to set priorities and decide what to work on next.
How sessions work
How Elaine’s approaches are used in online sessions
Elaine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques aimed at practical change. One common method focuses on teaching coping skills that reduce immediate distress and improve daily functioning. These skills can help with panic attacks, anxiety, and overwhelming stress. Another approach emphasizes processing difficult experiences in smaller pieces so memories and reactions feel less consuming; this can help people who face trauma, abuse, or postpartum distress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Elaine will discuss your goals, listen to what has and hasn’t worked, and suggest options to try. Together you decide which techniques fit your situation and adjust them as needed during follow-up sessions.
Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session choices before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit around parenting and other household responsibilities. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or reduce travel time so appointments are simpler to keep. Ask about the available formats when you complete the matching questionnaire to plan the best fit for your routine.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, California, Maine
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, relationship issues, eating concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and straightforward, focusing on understanding current patterns and trying small, workable changes between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience as a clinician.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW and practices in New York.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.