About Damara
Damara Israel is a licensed clinical social worker based in New York. She has 12 years of experience helping people navigate big life changes, career strain, addictions, grief, and anger. Damara uses straightforward conversation and practical steps so clients can make progress without getting overwhelmed.
She focuses on everyday problems that wear people down. That includes compassion fatigue, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. She also helps with body image concerns, commitment and control issues, and midlife or career transitions.
Background and approach
Damara blends evidence-informed methods with a trauma-aware, culturally responsive stance. Sessions tend to include concrete strategies and reflective conversation. She helps people notice patterns, try new responses, and practice skills between meetings.
Her style is direct but warm. She aims to create a calm space for honest talk and realistic goal-setting. Damara supports clients who want practical tools alongside personal insight.
As an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker who also holds a LISW-CP, she draws on a range of techniques such as cognitive and mindfulness-based work. People often come for help with stress at work, loss, or getting unstuck in life. Damara prioritizes clear steps and steady progress over quick fixes.
How specific approaches translate to online therapy
Damara uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test small changes in behavior. CBT is useful for anxiety around work, anger, and patterns that keep someone stuck.She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices. Mindfulness helps with strong emotions, impulsivity, and staying grounded during life transitions.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Damara will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that match those needs. She adjusts tools over time based on what feels helpful and what produces manageable progress.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for fuller conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be a quicker check-in with less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief touchpoints, journaling between sessions, or when someone prefers typing to speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Body image
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina, New York, Texas
- Languages
- English