- Perinatal support
- Emotion-focused work
- CBT and ACT methods
About Elise
Elise Derevjanik is a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, life transitions, parenting challenges, relationship concerns, and addictions. Elise also supports people during pregnancy and the postpartum period and those coping with fertility issues or pregnancy and infant loss.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions focus on naming emotions, noticing patterns in relationships, and developing practical skills that fit day-to-day life. Elise uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients understand feelings and try new behaviors.
Elise often addresses attachment and family of origin concerns. She works with adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, fatherhood topics, and communication problems. She also helps people dealing with grief, mood disorders, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
In sessions she pays attention to how emotions shape decisions and interactions. That can mean looking at how past losses affect current relationships or building routines that improve sleep and eating. Conversations are practical and paced to what each person can manage.
Elise asks clients to set clear goals and revisits them over time. Her work can include coaching elements when people want focused support for career choices or life purpose. People can expect direct discussion, concrete strategies, and emotional exploration in equal measure.
How her approaches translate to online work
Elise uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and work through hard-to-name emotions and recurring relationship patterns. EFT looks at how feelings shape interactions and aims to create clearer emotional responses in everyday life.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and commit to small behavior changes that match those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. Each approach offers concrete tools for stress, anxiety, mood struggles, and relationship strain.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Elise discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods together. That means trying a few techniques and noticing what helps most over time.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and avoid travel time. A mix of emotional focus and skill practice translates well to remote sessions when both therapist and client agree on pacing and goals.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting and relationship concerns, addictions, perinatal issues, grief, mood disorders, ADHD, and related topics listed on her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
Elise combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Sessions focus on emotions, behavior changes, and practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns, including perinatal care and parenting adjustments.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a New York LMHC and practices from New York.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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