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Entry 145603Pennsylvania / United States

Elisha Farley

Elisha Farley, LCSW

Pennsylvania 18 years in practice

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LCSW helping with stress and relationships

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  • CBT techniques
  • Mindfulness practices
  • Motivational interviewing

About Elisha

LCSW in Pennsylvania and New Jersey with 18 years of clinical experience, Elisha Farley helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship problems, family concerns, and depression. She also works with issues around addictions, grief, intimacy, parenting, self-esteem, career shifts, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and LGBT concerns. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with attention to what is happening now and what the client wants to change.

Elisha uses methods from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy. She listens for patterns in thoughts and behavior and then helps a person test small changes. That can mean practicing a new response, reframing an unhelpful thought, or noticing how stress shows up in the body. Mindfulness tools and guided questions are used to increase present-moment awareness and choice.

Her style is direct and practical. Conversations focus on clear steps, not long theory. She helps people set manageable goals and checks progress from session to session. When issues involve family history or identity, she uses narrative techniques to help people tell and sometimes revise the stories they carry.

Elisha takes a strengths-based stance that includes motivational interviewing to explore ambivalence and support commitment to change. She offers coaching-style work when clients want concrete strategies for work, parenting, or life transitions. Her approach is paced to the client nd meant to be useful between sessions.

She practices in Pennsylvania and holds the credential Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW. Sessions are conducted in English. To confirm current session formats before booking, prospective clients should follow the site steps to view available options.

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How her approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the client leads what matters most. Online sessions use that same attention to clarify goals and priorities, which is useful for relationship and life-change work.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is about identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. In remote sessions, CBT often includes brief homework, thought records, and stepwise experiments to try between meetings. That approach fits concerns like anxiety, depression, and workplace stress.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple awareness practices to reduce reactivity and increase focus. Online meetings can introduce short guided exercises and then use regular check-ins to notice what shifts. This can help with stress, emotional regulation, and coping with cravings or strong emotions.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss client goals, preferences, and what has or hasnt worked before. Together they decide whether to emphasize CBT tools, narrative work, motivational interviewing, or mindfulness in a given phase of treatment.

Session formats were not specified in the biography, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and allow use of written worksheets or brief audio exercises between meetings.

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Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania, New Jersey

Languages

English

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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy concerns, parenting, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and LGBT-related matters.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her approach is conversational and goal-focused, using practical steps and measurable progress. She blends client-centered work with CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative techniques.

How much experience does she have?

She has 18 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of concerns from anxiety to life transitions.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with licensure in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and practices in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.

Elisha Farley

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