Eileen DeNicolo, LCSW

How her approaches translate to online care

Client-centered work places the person’s goals at the center of each session and emphasizes listening and collaboration to find what matters most. This approach helps people who want practical support and a coach-like partner as they try new behaviors.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses short exercises and simple tools to change unhelpful patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. People often use these tools to manage strong emotions, reduce impulsive reactions, and build safer ways of coping.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has worked in the past, and then pick or combine methods that suit those needs. That collaborative decision is revisited as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversation and exercises, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and messaging supports short reflections between sessions. These options make scheduling around work, school, and caregiving more feasible while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.