Profile / United States
Isabel Villegas, LICSW, LCSW
New York
LICSW therapist - Trauma and parenting focus
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting support
About Isabel
Isabel Villegas is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a New York Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 23 years of experience. She focuses on trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, depression, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She speaks English and Spanish and practices in New York.
Isabel uses straightforward, practical steps in sessions. She helps people notice the thoughts and habits that keep problems going. Then she works with them to test different responses and build new routines. Sessions emphasize clear goals and small, doable changes.
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. She also uses Client-Centered ideas to listen and respond to what each person brings. Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Mindfulness tools are used when the situation benefits from attention to emotions or present-moment noticing.
Isabel has worked with people facing issues tied to adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, codependency, and family problems. She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, forgiveness, immigration stress, multicultural concerns, seasonal affective disorder, self-love, women's issues, workplace stress, and young adult challenges. Her experience includes long-term clinical work and varied settings across her career.
She aims for clear, honest communication about goals and progress. Practical steps, regular review, and adjustments are part of how she works. People who want structured, problem-focused work tend to find this approach helpful.
How Isabel’s approaches translate to online work
Isabel commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to map connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions, then sets small experiments to change unhelpful patterns. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen closely and respond to what matters most to the client, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help identify and work with strong emotions that affect relationships and attachment.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That process involves setting clear aims, trying practical strategies, and checking progress together so the plan can be adjusted.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, or use shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow someone to work on skill practice or emotional processing from a familiar routine while coordinating schedules with work or family demands.
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Additional focus areas
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Experience
23+ years
Listed in
New York, Massachusetts
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with trauma and abuse, parenting issues, depression, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, codependency, and workplace stress.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to practice alternative ways of responding. Sessions focus on clear steps and experiments you can try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has 23 years of clinical experience working in a range of settings. That experience includes work with trauma, family-related concerns, and mood difficulties.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds MA LICSW and NY LCSW credentials and practices in New York. These are the credentials listed in her profile.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees are provided during the intake process.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process starts the intake and scheduling steps.
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