Elana Klinger-Rogers, LCSW
Compassionate therapy that helps people move forward
Details
| Name | Elana Klinger-Rogers |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | New York |
| Licensed in | New York, New Jersey |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 3 |
About Elana
Elana Klinger-Rogers is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, and reactions to trauma and abuse. She also supports people facing life changes, addiction, ADHD, intimacy-related struggles, and work or career stress.
She works in clear, direct language and aims to make the first steps toward therapy less intimidating. Elana draws on Narrative approaches alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients tell their story differently and test new ways of responding.
Background and approach
She emphasizes collaborative goal-setting so each person leaves sessions with practical steps to try between meetings. Sessions focus on what matters to the client and on small, achievable changes. Her background includes three years of experience as an LCSW in New York.
That clinical work has included supporting people with chronic health problems, end-of-life concerns, and challenges related to adoption and attachment. She also has experience working within educational and justice-related settings early in her career. In sessions Elana uses a client-centered stance, listening for patterns in how problems are talked about and offering simple tools from CBT and ACT when they fit.
She pays attention to values and relationships and helps people build routines that support mood and coping. The therapy space is practical and hopeful, with an emphasis on meaning and small steps forward. Elana communicates in English and works with individuals on a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs, with attention to both immediate relief and longer-term change.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Elana works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Elana among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Elana among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Elana among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Elana among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Elana among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Elana among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Elana among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Elana among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Elana among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Elana among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Elana among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Elana directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Elana directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Elana uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from their problems by retelling and reauthoring life stories; this can reduce shame and open new ways of moving forward. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clear on their values and take committed action toward them, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns show up now and supports building safer, more helpful ways of relating in current connections.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is good for deeper conversations and seeing nonverbal cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options give flexibility so therapy can happen around work, caregiving, or medical needs.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does this therapist support?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting issues, addiction, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and conversational. She listens for how problems are described and works with clients to set clear, achievable goals.
What is her clinical background?
Elana is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with three years of practice as an LCSW in New York, and earlier experience in educational and justice-related settings and hospital work supporting chronic illness and end-of-life issues.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds LCSW credentials in New York and New Jersey and practices out of New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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