- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting support
- Guilt and shame work
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 clinical experience. She works with people facing trauma and abuse, parenting strains, depression, and the stress of life changes. Isabel also addresses compassion fatigue and related concerns such as guilt and shame in therapy.
Her style centers on listening with attention and helping people name what they are feeling. Sessions focus on practical steps and reflection rather than jargon. She uses clear, direct conversation to uncover patterns and to try different ways of responding to memories and current problems.
Isabel blends several approaches in session. Client-Centered Therapy guides how she listens and responds. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new beliefs. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps identify and work with deeper feelings that drive behavior.
She also draws on Mindfulness and Solution-Focused methods to help clients find breathing room and small shifts that matter day to day. This mix is meant to be practical - to help someone carry less shame or make a hard choice with clearer thinking. Isabel works in both English and Spanish and practices from New York.
If you are thinking about starting, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The questionnaire helps match goals and preferences before an initial meeting.
How Isabel’s therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says. It helps people feel understood and clarifies what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps identify core emotions and patterns that influence relationships and behavior.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Isabel collaborates with each person to decide which combination of methods fits their goals and situation. That choice can shift over time as new needs appear or progress is made.
Confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel and allowing meetings during a lunch break or after work. It can also make shorter check-ins or mindful exercises more practical on days when scheduling is tight. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises, EFT reflections, and mindfulness practices to work over video or phone, and Isabel will discuss what will work best for each person during the initial matching step.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
New York, Massachusetts
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, codependency, family problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and related topics.
How would she describe her approach in session?
She listens using a client-centered stance and then brings in practical tools from CBT, EFT, mindfulness, and solution-focused work. The emphasis is on clear conversation and testing small changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of professional experience working with the listed concerns. That experience includes work with trauma, parenting, depression, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds an MA LICSW and is a New York LCSW. She practices in New York.
Can sessions be offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are offered within the scope of her New York licensure.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during the sign-up flow.
What do I need to do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. The questionnaire helps align goals and preferences before the initial meeting.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.