About Ada
Ada Moritz-Chapelliquen is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and big life changes. She offers a calm, respectful presence and focuses on understanding each person’s situation before suggesting next steps. Her style is warm and collaborative, and she centers conversations on the client’s goals and values.
With five years of practice, Ada draws on experience across community and clinical settings.
Background and approach
She has supported people in shelters, psychiatric hospital settings, and foster care environments. Those roles shaped her skill in working with trauma, relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, and coping after loss. Ada uses client-centered therapy to follow each person’s lead and explore what matters most to them.
She also uses motivational interviewing to help clarify goals and build momentum for change. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings and on practical ways to reduce daily stress. Conversations are straightforward and paced to suit each person.
Ada aims to create a place where clients can name painful experiences, practice new ways of responding, and rebuild routines that support well-being. She respects individual backgrounds and adapts her approach to match personal needs. People who want a steady, empathetic clinician to talk through challenges often find this approach helpful.
Ada invites clients to bring specific concerns and together set reachable goals. She works from New York as an LCSW and conducts sessions in English.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Ada uses client-centered therapy to make the conversation about what matters to the client. This approach focuses on listening closely, reflecting back what’s said, and helping people identify their own next steps. It is useful for anyone who wants a gentle, respectful space to sort through feelings and decisions.She also uses motivational interviewing to help people resolve mixed feelings and find practical reasons to try change. That method is goal-focused and works well for getting unstuck, whether the issue is stress, parenting challenges, or adapting to life changes.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Ada will discuss options with each person and adjust methods based on goals, preferences, and how a client responds in early sessions. The plan is collaborative and can shift over time as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let you read facial cues during longer discussions. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, journaling support, or conversation spread across the week. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other daily routines.
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Specialties and expertise
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Also works with
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English