Emily-Rose Santamaria, LCSW

Emily-Rose Santamaria is a licensed clinical social worker with four years of experience practicing in Connecticut. She works in a warm, interactive way and treats each person with respect and sensitivity. Emily-Rose believes therapy is a team effort and helps people set clear, reachable goals.

She sees concerns like stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, mood disorders, depression, ADHD, and addiction. She also supports people dealing with relationship and family problems, parenting strain, grief, and career stress. Additional areas of focus include attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, body image, and identity questions related to LGBT concerns.

Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centered methods, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness. Sessions blend practical skills with conversations about how patterns began and what helps now. Emily-Rose tailors plans to each person's needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all method.

She emphasizes strengths and collaboration, inviting clients to shape the work and build on what already helps them. Therapy sessions include skill practice, problem-solving, and space to talk through painful experiences. The goal is to help people manage symptoms and make clearer choices in daily life.

Emily-Rose works with people across a wide age range and accepts international clients who can engage in English. Her clinical viewpoint centers on supporting each person’s story and helping them take practical steps toward feeling better.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Emily-Rose uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT techniques often include setting small goals, practicing new skills between sessions, and tracking progress to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression.

She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This work focuses on recognizing patterns in relationships, improving communication, and building safer ways of connecting with others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emily-Rose collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. She adjusts the plan over time based on what helps and what doesn’t, so clients help shape the process.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face when schedules and bandwidth allow, while phone sessions can fit a lunch break or require less data. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, or family commitments.