About Elana
Elana Klinger-Rogers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family challenges, and struggles like addiction or grief. She works with clients on parenting, intimacy concerns, self-esteem, career questions, and life transitions. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, cancer, and issues related to adoption or attachment.
Elana keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens without judgment and helps clients set clear, realistic goals.
Background and approach
Tools are chosen to match what each person needs, whether that means skills for managing emotions or steps to change difficult patterns. Her practice draws on several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based approaches. She mixes talking, skill-building, and real-world practice so people can use what they learn between sessions.
With three years of clinical experience as an LCSW, Elana has worked in hospital and community settings supporting people with chronic conditions and a range of mental health concerns. That background informs a grounded, practical style that focuses on daily functioning and coping. Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Elana helps people identify small changes that lead to clearer thinking, steadier emotions, and better relationships. She encourages questions and works with clients to track progress over time.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Elana draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to guide online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take small steps toward what matters. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and when life feels overwhelming. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from past relationships and how they affect current connections; it helps people change interaction habits and feel more supported in close relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Elana will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to focus on skills, values-based action, or relationship patterns, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful when visual cues matter and a longer session is needed. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, homework support, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options help people access consistent support around daily responsibilities and changing schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- New York, New Jersey
- Languages
- English