About Charlene
Charlene Esquilin is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and life changes. She practices in New York and focuses on practical support for emotional and relationship challenges. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at making therapy feel usable and relevant.
She uses clear, collaborative work in sessions so people can try strategies that fit their lives. Sessions often include learning new ways to handle worry, improving communication in relationships, and coping with grief or loss.
Background and approach
She also offers tools for managing anger, addictive behaviors, and mood shifts related to bipolar disorder. Charlene pays close attention to each person’s background and values. She aims to create an affirming space for LGBTQ people and others whose life experiences shape how they cope.
Cultural sensitivity is part of how she frames treatment and sets goals with clients. Her approach draws on client-centered listening plus skills-based methods like cognitive behavioral work, dialectical behavior techniques, and mindfulness practices. These methods are explained in simple terms and adapted to what the client finds helpful.
She may also use principles from the Gottman Method for relationship concerns. In sessions people can expect a mix of conversation, practical exercises, and at-home steps to try between meetings. The focus is on building tools that reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning.
Charlene emphasizes collaboration and clear next steps so progress is trackable and meaningful.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and tailoring sessions to each person's needs. The therapist focuses on understanding your experience and building goals together, which helps when anxiety or life changes make decision-making hard.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches practical techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can lower worry and improve daily functioning. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and calmer communication when feelings run high.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That exploration can happen over the first few sessions and may combine approaches as needed.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text messaging can fit quick check-ins or times when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep consistent progress.
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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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