Lisa Rosario, LCSW

Lisa Rosario is a New York Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of practice. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and brings long experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns. She describes herself as approachable and practical when people first reach out.

She helps clients start by describing current struggles and history. Lisa asks questions about symptoms, relationships, strengths, and goals to understand what matters most. From there she and the client map out next steps and a treatment plan tailored to daily life.

Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered approaches. That mix is used to teach coping skills, shift unhelpful thoughts, and improve communication in relationships. Sessions aim to be collaborative and focused on concrete change.

Over her career she has worked across settings with people facing ADHD-related symptoms, addiction, pain and illness, immigration stress, and histories of abuse. She also supports concerns like body image, caregiving stress, and career transitions. Her background includes teaching social work at Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work and ongoing doctoral candidacy work.

Lisa invites questions about how therapy will run and what methods might fit. She describes the initial meetings as a chance to figure out priorities together and decide on approaches that suit each person’s life and goals.

How Lisa’s Approaches Work Online

Lisa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and daily stressors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is also part of her work and helps people clarify values, accept painful feelings, and take action that matches what matters to them.

She blends these approaches with client-centered conversation so sessions remain focused on each person’s goals. Finding the right mix is part of the process; Lisa will ask about your needs and preferences and work together to decide which methods to try. That collaborative planning guides the pace and focus of online sessions.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is used for deeper conversations and skill practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer voice only, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing coaching and quick check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep progress moving forward.