Elisa Dorrough-Ewing

Elisa Dorrough-Ewing is a licensed clinical social worker with more than two decades of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, career questions, and relationship concerns. She offers a direct, compassionate presence and works with individuals who want practical tools and steady support as they face life changes. Elisa emphasizes strengths and a collaborative approach to goal-setting.

Elisa earned her Master’s in Clinical Social Work from the University of South Florida in 2000 and holds a Florida LCSW. Her background includes inpatient care, outpatient community mental health, private practice, and home health. That range of settings informs how she tailors sessions to each person’s needs.

Her counseling style is client-centered and strengths-based. Sessions focus on the person’s goals and build on what already works in their life. She uses clear, evidence-informed techniques such as cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness to help people change unhelpful patterns.

Elisa also draws on emotionally focused and psychodynamic ideas when relationships and deeper patterns are part of the work. Motivational interviewing is used when people are weighing big changes or struggling with addictive behaviors. Her approach aims to be practical, steady, and non-judgmental.

She views therapy as a collaborative process and is present and compassionate in sessions. Video is described as very helpful for creating connection, and she is also able to communicate by phone or text according to a client’s needs.

How Elisa’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Elisa uses Client-Centered Therapy by focusing on the person’s goals and strengths, offering empathic listening and guidance to help people make changes that matter. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with clear, practical exercises useful for anxiety, depression, sleep, and mood concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports people in understanding and reshaping emotional patterns, which can help with intimacy and relationship difficulties.

Finding the best approach is part of the therapy process. Elisa collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. She checks in about what is working and adjusts techniques as needed so the plan matches the client’s needs and preferences.

Video sessions are noted as especially helpful for building connection, and Elisa can also communicate via phone or text when that better fits a person’s life. Confirm the specific session options before booking so they match your schedule. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so more energy goes into the session itself.