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Eileen DeNicolo

Therapist · New York

Eileen DeNicoloLCSW

Compassionate, practical support for life changes

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  • Experience22 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • SessionsOnline
  • Strengths focused
  • Skills based
  • Collaborative care

About Eileen

Eileen DeNicolo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 22 years of experience helping people through major life changes. She supports those facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and substance concerns. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people make manageable changes in daily life.

She keeps sessions supportive and encouraging. She looks for strengths and helps clients notice how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Conversations focus on clear skills and small steps that can reduce overwhelm and improve functioning.

Eileen adapts her methods to each person. She draws from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral tools, dialectical behavior skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to shape sessions around what the person needs. The goal is to build coping skills and practical strategies rather than rely on one fixed method.

Clients can expect a calm, non-judgmental space and a collaborative tone. Eileen emphasizes realistic goals and steady progress. She works with people who want to address concerns like trauma, intimacy issues, career stress, and compassion fatigue.

Her background includes long clinical practice in New York as an LCSW. That experience informs a flexible style and a focus on real-life problem solving. People who want straightforward guidance and skills-based work may find her approach helpful.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding the person and following their lead to build goals and skills. It helps when someone needs a warm, listening space to sort priorities and make decisions.

Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood. It uses clear exercises and steps to change patterns that feed anxiety, depression, or relationship conflict.

Dialectical behavior therapy offers practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Those tools are useful for managing intense feelings and improving communication.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the person to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That selection can shift over time as progress is made.

Confirm the current session formats before booking, since options are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Many people find it simpler to attend regular meetings and practice skills between sessions when therapy fits more easily into daily routines.

License and NPI

  • LCSW New York · No. 084416

NPI1932335494

As shown on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Women's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Credentials

New York

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Eileen address?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting challenges, addictions, trauma and many related life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is supportive, encouraging, and flexible, with an emphasis on identifying strengths and practical coping skills.

What is her clinical background?

She has 22 years of clinical experience working with adults on life transitions and emotional challenges.

What credentials and region should I know about?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in New York.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with this therapist?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are session costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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