Elisa Frazier, LCSW

Elisa Frazier is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting strain, anger, bipolar mood concerns, trauma, and depression. She uses straightforward strategies and calm guidance so clients can work at their own pace. Her approach is practical and focused on real-life changes rather than jargon or long lectures.

Elisa draws primarily from cognitive behavioral therapy, so sessions often focus on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take steps that matter. Client-centered listening shapes how she responds, and dialectical behavior therapy skills sometimes show up for emotion regulation work.

She has ten years of experience working with people who face intense emotions and recurring problems. Elisa believes everyone has potential for a more satisfying life and that progress comes from steady effort and simple tools. She aims to teach skills clients can use outside of sessions.

In sessions, Elisa lets the client set the pace and goals. She offers practical exercises, gentle challenges to old habits, and steady support while clients practice new ways of coping. Her teaching is direct and warm, with an emphasis on building habits that fit daily life.

Elisa holds the credential LCSW, licensed in Illinois and Florida. She offers services in English and provides a range of online session formats to fit different schedules and needs.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Elisa commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy during online work. CBT helps people notice thought patterns, test new behaviors, and build step-by-step routines to reduce anxiety and depressive cycles. Acceptance and commitment therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and practicing small actions that move someone toward a meaningful life even when hard feelings remain.

She approaches treatment collaboratively. Together they review goals, try different techniques, and check what actually helps in day-to-day life. If a client needs emotion regulation tools, she may introduce DBT skills alongside CBT or ACT strategies to create a tailored plan.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for a full session when visual cues help. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins, skill practice, or progress updates between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while keeping focus on practical skill building.