About Elaine
Elaine Antin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin with 25 years of counseling experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma, grief, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, career struggles, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
Elaine also supports those dealing with aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and HIV/AIDS. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental.
How Elaine works
She values a calm, steady presence and focuses on building trust. Sessions are collaborative and practical. Elaine aims to teach or refresh coping skills that people can use right away.
Elaine blends a range of approaches to suit each person. She draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, Jungian concepts, and mindfulness techniques. That lets her tailor sessions to what a person needs most at the time.
She has worked in both public and personal hospitals and in small agencies over the course of her career. That background brings experience with diverse mental health concerns and with people who have serious mood and thought disorders, as well as physical disability and aging-related challenges. In sessions Elaine keeps things straightforward.
She listens first, helps uncover patterns, and practices new skills together. She is comfortable bringing gentle humor into the work when it helps people move forward.
Elaine lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Elaine works with
The areas below are the ones Elaine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Elaine uses client-centered therapy to focus on each person's goals and experience. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at the client's pace to build trust and clarity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thinking and to practice concrete behavior changes that reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Elaine will discuss options with each person and adjust methods based on needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can shift over time as new issues emerge or as different skills are needed.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let people keep a face-to-face connection when convenient. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is low. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick ways to share updates, practice skills between sessions, and get support when a full session is not possible. These options make it easier to fit care into a busy day and to maintain continuity across life changes.
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