- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness practice
About Elisandra
Elisandra Lopes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Massachusetts with five years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, depression, and life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Elisandra focuses on clear, person-centered conversation. She listens for what is most pressing and helps people name the feelings behind their behavior. Practical steps and short-term goals are used alongside conversations about deeper patterns and past events.
Her approach draws from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with mindfulness tools and solution-focused techniques when helpful. That means talking through how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, trying experiments between sessions, and noticing small shifts in daily life. These methods are used for concerns such as panic, obsessive thinking, and post-traumatic stress.
Elisandra also works with longer-term stressors like caregiver strain, chronic illness, aging concerns, and loneliness. She addresses issues around money, life purpose, communication problems, and relationship endings in individual sessions. Guilt and shame are listed among the areas she helps people explore.
She asks clients to set practical goals and to try specific skills between meetings. The first visit typically focuses on what matters most now and on choosing a straightforward plan to move forward. To begin, the site matching process is used to schedule an initial appointment.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Elisandra uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus the conversation on the person in front of her, listening carefully and following what the client says matters most. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes the direction of sessions around their priorities.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT helps with anxiety, panic, obsessive thinking, and depressive patterns by identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying behavioral experiments between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Elisandra works together with clients to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences, and she adapts plans as progress and needs change.
The practical benefits of online work are about fitting therapy into daily life. Confirm the specific session formats available before booking. Online options can make it easier to schedule appointments around work or caregiving, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. Therapists can guide simple mindfulness exercises, CBT worksheets, and solution-focused planning in virtual sessions so clients can practice skills between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English, Portuguese
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include guilt and shame, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and loneliness.
How would she approach feelings of shame?
She uses person-centered conversation and CBT-style techniques to help name the feelings and test unhelpful thoughts. Mindfulness and solution-focused tools are used to practice small changes between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
She has five years of professional experience working with adults on anxiety, trauma, mood, and life transitions. Her work blends conversational therapy with practical exercises and short-term goals.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during sign-up.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.