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LMHC

Elise Derevjanik, LMHC

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Elise

Elise Derevjanik is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of experience offering compassionate, collaborative care for people confronting stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addictions, and life transitions. She emphasizes an accepting, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship that centers each person’s individual goals and pace.

Background and approach

Many clients seek her support around parenting challenges, perinatal concerns including pregnancy and postpartum issues, fertility-related distress, and adjustment to new roles after becoming a parent. Her approach blends evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered techniques to tailor treatment to what a person needs most.

Based in New York, Elise works with people facing grief, trauma, mood difficulties, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and a wide range of life and identity questions. She frames therapy as a partnership aimed at building skills, increasing clarity, and supporting meaningful change, and she invites clients to take courageous first steps toward greater wellbeing with warmth and practical guidance.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options

Elise commonly integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her work. ACT focuses on clarifying personal values and learning practical ways to act toward those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear, which can be helpful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. CBT emphasizes identifying and adjusting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and mood disorders and to build concrete coping skills.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. She partners with each person to explore which methods match their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, and will adapt techniques over time so the work stays focused and useful.

Online therapy with Elise is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for scheduling and different communication styles. These options make it easier to receive consistent support during fertility struggles, perinatal periods, parenting transitions, or periods of high stress without needing to travel to an office.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Elise address?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting issues, addictions, trauma, grief, perinatal concerns, mood disorders, ADHD, and related life changes and identity questions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative, warm, and nonjudgmental, blending acceptance, evidence-based skill building, and attention to emotional connection to meet each client’s goals.
What background and experience does she bring?
Elise has 15 years of clinical experience supporting people through parenting transitions, fertility and perinatal challenges, addictions, and mood and relationship concerns.
Where is Elise licensed to practice?
She is an LMHC licensed in New York with license number NY LMHC 004960 and practices from that location.
Can I work with her if I live in another country?
International clients are not currently accepted; she provides services to clients based in the therapist’s permitted jurisdiction.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is the cost of sessions determined?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English