About Charlene
Charlene Esquilin is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship challenges. She practices in New York and brings a calm, practical style to sessions. Charlene aims to make therapy feel straightforward and useful from the first meeting.
She centers sessions on each person's real-life needs. That means talking through how moods, habits, and relationships affect daily routines.
Background and approach
Charlene uses clear tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking and from mindfulness to build focus and emotional balance. For relationship concerns she draws on elements of the Gottman Method to improve communication and reduce recurring arguments. When emotions run high, she borrows skills from dialectical behavior therapy to help people manage intense feelings and react differently in the moment.
Charlene also supports people navigating career stress, parenting strain, identity and LGBTQ concerns, substance issues, and life changes such as loss or a bipolar diagnosis. She respects cultural differences and listens for what matters most to each person. Sessions are framed as a collaboration.
Charlene works with clients to set clear goals and track progress. Her aim is to give practical strategies that fit daily life, so gains made in therapy carry over after sessions end.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Charlene commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening carefully and building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship so clients feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioral therapy involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to change moods and day-to-day functioning.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotions become overwhelming. DBT offers concrete strategies for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help during heated moments or intense stress.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Charlene collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and life demands. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan when needed so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for real-time conversation and practicing communication skills. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let clients share updates and get quick support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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