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Ivelisse Concepcion, LCSW

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Ivelisse

Ivelisse Concepcion is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with 25 years of experience in mental health care.

Background and approach

She brings long-standing work with children and youth into her current practice with adults and couples, offering a perspective shaped by decades in community programs and crisis teams. Her background includes a master's degree in social work from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from College of Mount Saint Vincent.

Her practice focuses on a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, ADHD, relationship and family issues, grief, anger, and self-esteem struggles. She also addresses mood disorders, panic attacks, chronic health-related stress, caregiver strain, and other complex matters that affect daily functioning.

Ivelisse favors an eclectic, client-centered stance that emphasizes meeting people where they are, identifying strengths, and addressing barriers to change. In sessions she draws from approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused techniques, and trauma-focused methods introduced through extensive professional training.

Her goal is to help clients gain emotional control, reduce the impact of illness or trauma on their lives, and make choices that align with their values and goals.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Online Care

Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and building on existing strengths to guide change, which can be helpful for concerns like self-esteem, relationship issues, and coping with life transitions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a practical approach that helps clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, often used for anxiety, depression, and impulse-related struggles. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on processing traumatic experiences and reducing their ongoing impact, making it useful for post-traumatic stress and abuse-related difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to explore goals, preferences, and symptom patterns and then recommend methods that fit their needs. Over time techniques can be adjusted as progress is made so the plan remains aligned with what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing people to access care from home or work and fit sessions into busy schedules. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, attend follow-up appointments, and use short check-ins when that is more convenient, while still working with licensed professionals to address stress, ADHD-related challenges, trauma, and mood concerns.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Ivelisse works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, ADHD, relationship and family problems, grief, anger, and self-esteem difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and strength-focused, aiming to meet clients where they are while building a trusting therapeutic relationship and tailoring methods to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience in mental health, with long-term work in community programs, crisis teams, and clinical settings across New York.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York with license number NY LCSW 084156 and practices from New York.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that may be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepressionADHD

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Family of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatization

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English, Spanish

What Ivelisse can help with

Ivelisse Concepcion works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, depression, and ADHD.

Ivelisse works with children/youth, adults, and couples.

Ivelisse works with family with children/young adult that are consider to be severe emotionally disturbed and are at risk of out of home placements due to their mental health illness, trauma, childhood diagnosis such as ADHD and others, Depression, Anxiety, Self-Esteem issues, and others such as Anger and Emotional Control.

How Ivelisse approaches therapy

Ivelisse's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Ivelisse is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in New York.

Ivelisse has been a member of the Children Mobile Mental Health Crisis Team.