Elyse Bloch, LISW

Elyse Bloch is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) with 24 years of counseling experience in Ohio. She draws on a wide clinical background to help people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and life transitions. Her work focuses on practical steps people can take to feel steadier day to day.

She adapts her approach to each person’s situation rather than using one fixed method. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a common tool she uses to identify unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. She also brings in mindfulness, dialectical behavior ideas, motivational interviewing, and narrative work when those fit the client’s needs.

Elyse has worked with adults affected by domestic violence, childhood neglect, adoption issues, developmental disabilities, addiction, and other long-term challenges. That experience informs how she responds to trauma, relationship stress, and caregiving strain. She aims to make therapy feel understandable and manageable for people under pressure.

Sessions emphasize clear goals and small, doable changes. Elyse helps people build coping skills for sleep, mood, anger, and attention concerns like ADHD. She also supports those facing complicated medical or caregiving situations.

Her style is collaborative and paced to the individual. Elyse helps clients decide which strategies to try, adjusts the plan as needed, and focuses on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

How Elyse uses therapy approaches online

Two of the approaches Elyse commonly uses are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes to improve mood, sleep, and coping with anxiety or addiction. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus in daily life.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Elyse works with clients to choose techniques that match their goals, preferences, and challenges, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. That collaborative process helps people stay engaged and try options that feel realistic.

Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when someone needs a quicker way to communicate between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or health constraints.