Ellen Silbert, LICSW

Ellen Silbert is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who helps people navigate midlife transitions, grief, stress, anxiety, and relationship strain. She brings long experience to everyday problems like sleep and eating struggles, parenting challenges, addiction concerns, and career uncertainty. Her voice is practical and direct, and she focuses on building trust so people feel comfortable talking about hard things.

She draws on a range of approaches to match the person in front of her. Ellen uses Client-Centered methods to follow the client's goals and pace, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, and Emotionally-Focused work for relationship and intimacy concerns. Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing also inform her work when someone needs tools for coping and change.

Ellen trained at New York University and earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Social Work. She has worked across many settings over four decades, including labor and delivery and hospice care, which shaped her understanding of life-cycle issues and caregiving stress.

In sessions she aims for an open-minded, nonjudgmental tone. She emphasizes clear communication and practical steps you can try between meetings. People can expect a mix of conversation, skill-building, and reflection based on their goals.

She offers messaging, live chat, and phone sessions with limited evening and weekend times. If the calendar doesn't show an option you need, she suggests sending a message to confirm current scheduling possibilities.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy means the conversation follows the person’s goals and pace. Online this looks like the therapist asking what matters most and shaping sessions around immediate concerns and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and habits. In remote sessions that can mean working on practical exercises, daily mood tracking, and short behavioral experiments between meetings.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Ellen will talk with each person about their needs and preferences and suggest methods to try. Over time the plan can shift based on what proves useful and what fits the person’s life and goals.

She has provided messaging, live chat, and phone sessions and points out that options may vary. Confirm the current session formats before booking so arrangements match your schedule. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow brief check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits help people keep momentum while addressing midlife changes, grief, anxiety, and relationship concerns.