About Lita
Lita Ellsworth is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience working with grief, loss, and trauma. She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and practices in New Jersey. Lita aims to meet people where they are and treat them with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
She helps people who are dealing with stress and anxiety, low self-esteem, and motivation struggles. She also supports those managing depression, bipolar symptoms, and major life changes.
How Lita works
Relationship concerns, family strain, and specific issues like infidelity, jealousy, and paranoia are part of her focus. Lita takes a straightforward, collaborative style in sessions. She listens first to understand what matters most, then helps set goals that feel realistic.
Conversations are practical and grounded, with an emphasis on coping skills and everyday strategies that people can try between sessions. Her grief and trauma work draws on what has helped others in similar situations over the years. For people coping with career setbacks or confidence issues, she offers concrete steps to rebuild momentum and clarity.
When relationships feel tense, Lita helps individuals clarify needs and boundaries so they can make better choices. Starting therapy is described as a meaningful step. Lita encourages a paced approach so people can move at their own speed while getting steady support.
She aims to be a steady collaborator through recovery and change.
What Lita works with
The areas below are the ones Lita selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Paranoia
- Relationship issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to address trauma and grief by helping people process painful memories and learn ways to manage strong emotions. This kind of work often includes guided conversation, pacing to match readiness, and building tools for the moments when feelings feel overwhelming.For stress, anxiety, and mood concerns, practical coping strategies are a mainstay. These methods teach breathing and grounding techniques, planning steps to break down problems, and behavioral changes that can reduce day-to-day distress and improve motivation.
Finding the best approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods based on their goals, history, and what feels most comfortable. That collaborative decision helps shape a plan that can change as progress is made.
Online therapy here is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care easier to fit into life. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited or being on camera is not ideal. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep consistent contact and adapt therapy to changing schedules and needs.
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