Therapist profile
Elana Klinger-Rogers, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and parenting focus
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About Elana
Elana Klinger-Rogers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with three years of experience in this role. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, and related concerns such as grief, addictions, and self-esteem. She also lists support for LGBT issues, intimacy-related concerns, career questions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
She describes a practical, goal-focused way of working. Sessions emphasize measurable steps and skills people can use between meetings. Conversations move from understanding what’s causing strain to building concrete strategies for coping and change.
Her approach blends several well-known therapies. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills. Client-Centered Therapy brings attention to the client’s perspective and personal goals.
Elana’s background includes clinical work in hospital settings and with children in the justice and education systems, which informed her work with chronic illness, end-of-life concerns, and complex family situations. She also notes experience supporting adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, and domestic violence related work.
Sessions are conducted in English and she practices in New York. Practical matters such as cost vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Elana uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thought and test small behavior changes. That method is useful for anxiety, depression, and everyday stressors. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape expectations and reactions; it can help with family conflict, intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try techniques that fit their needs and preferences. That may mean combining elements of CBT, DBT skills, and client-centered conversation across several sessions.
When session formats are not listed in the biography, confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when a full session is not practical. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, skill practice, and goal-setting to an online meeting so that the work continues between appointments.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
New York, New Jersey
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting issues does she address?
She supports adults dealing with parenting strain, communication problems within families, adoption and foster care concerns, and related family problems.
How would she describe her style in sessions?
Her style is practical and goal-focused, emphasizing measurable steps and skills people can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has three years as an LCSW in New York and prior clinical experience in hospital settings and work with children in justice and education contexts.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with licensure in New York and practices in New York.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with people outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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