Elisa Dorrough-Ewing, LCSW

Elisa Dorrough-Ewing is an LCSW who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma and abuse. She also supports concerns like self-esteem, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and career stress. She works with adults facing life changes or burnout and offers a calm, steady presence during hard moments.

She practices a client-centered, strengths-based style. Sessions focus on what the person brings and on practical steps they can try between meetings. Elisa listens without judgment and helps clients identify goals they want to reach. She emphasizes small, doable changes rather than quick fixes.

Her background spans inpatient and outpatient settings, community mental health, home health, and private practice. That range informs how she tailors support to different life situations. Elisa earned a Master of Science in Clinical Social Work from the University of South Florida and has over two decades of experience as a psychotherapist.

In sessions she uses methods like cognitive behavioral ideas, emotionally-focused approaches, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to help people notice patterns and try alternatives. Conversations may include exploring feelings, practicing new skills, and setting short-term goals. She is comfortable using video, phone, or text to communicate, and encourages people to pick what fits their routine.

Elisa works from Florida and offers therapy in English. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and invites people ready to take steps toward change to begin with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling process.

How Elisa’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead. In online sessions that means building a respectful connection and shaping goals together based on what matters most to the person. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and tests small changes. Online work can include homework, thought records, and brief in-session practice to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elisa will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first and adjust them over time. That process includes reviewing what’s working, what isn’t, and tailoring techniques to the client’s goals and daily life.

Elisa uses video, phone, and text to communicate, and she encourages people to choose what fits their routine. Before booking, confirm the available session formats so they match your needs. Online therapy can make it easier to schedule sessions around work, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a shorter conversation is helpful.