About Ivelisse
Ivelisse Concepcion is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York. She has 25 years of experience in mental health and speaks English and Spanish. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
She also supports those coping with parenting challenges, relationship struggles, grief, anger, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and major life changes. Her work includes attention to family issues and mood disorders. Ivelisse uses a straightforward, strengths-based style.
How Ivelisse works
She listens first, then helps clients set clear goals. Sessions often focus on practical steps clients can try between meetings. She draws from approaches that fit each person's needs rather than using one fixed method.
Her background includes long experience in community and crisis services in New York, starting work in the field in 1995. Over the years she has worked with children, youth, adults, and more recently couples, with a focus on preventing out-of-home placements and reducing crisis situations. Clinical methods she commonly uses include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.
These approaches guide how she helps people manage painful memories, change unhelpful thinking, and build new coping skills. Sessions are practical and collaborative. Clients can expect a calm, direct approach that builds on strengths and focuses on clear, manageable change.
She aims to help people regain control and make decisions that improve daily life.
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What Ivelisse works with
The areas below are the ones Ivelisse selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Practical therapies online for real-life struggles
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, supports their strengths, and helps people find their own solutions to stress, self-esteem, and relationship problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It teaches concrete techniques to reduce anxiety, manage mood symptoms, and change patterns that get in the way of daily life.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with the person to pick methods that match goals, preferences, and the specific issues being addressed. That choice can change over time as progress is made and needs shift.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setting is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, brief problem-solving, or when writing out thoughts is easier. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, and daily life while focusing on practical tools and steady progress.
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