About Elisha
Elisha Farley is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and substance concerns. She also supports those coping with life changes, grief, intimacy questions, parenting strain, and issues around identity. She works in Pennsylvania and brings 18 years of experience to sessions.
She keeps conversations straightforward and respectful. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and on practical steps that can be tried between meetings.
Background and approach
She listens for strengths and patterns, then helps people test new ways of thinking and acting that fit their daily life. Her work draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative approaches. That mix lets her shift focus depending on the problem - skills for anxiety, values and stories for meaning, or motivation for change around substance use.
Elisha uses plain language in sessions and aims for a calm, nonjudgmental tone. She partners with people to set goals and to track small wins. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.
She is licensed as a LCSW, listed in Pennsylvania under PA LCSW CW018663 and in New Jersey under NJ LCSW 44sc06051800. Sessions are offered in English and arranged to suit each person’s schedule and needs.
Bringing client-centered and skills-based care online
Elisha commonly blends client-centered work and cognitive behavioral ideas to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors while staying connected to their values. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding your experience, and shaping goals around what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and address patterns that keep problems going.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice stress and react differently in the moment. Mindfulness can be useful for anxiety, stress, and improving focus during daily life. Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process; the therapist will discuss options, try techniques together, and adjust plans based on what is working and what feels comfortable to the person.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and routines. Video allows a face-to-face feel, phone can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth, and messaging supports brief check-ins or reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or busy schedules while still getting consistent support.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania, New Jersey
- Languages
- English