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Eli Selkin, LCSW

Compassionate therapist for anxiety and life changes

18 years in practice · based in California · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Eli

Eli Selkin is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. They offer direct, practical support for depression, bipolar mood concerns, grief, and addiction-related struggles. Eli centers respect, sensitivity, and compassion in each session.

Sessions start with listening to what matters most to the person seeking help. Eli works with clients to set clear, doable goals and then uses methods that fit the person’s needs.

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Background and approach

Conversations are tailored so progress feels relevant and realistic. Eli draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns and live by their values. Motivational Interviewing is used when people want support to change behaviors.

Psychodynamic ideas inform deeper exploration of long-standing patterns and relationships. Over 18 years, Eli has supported people through career changes, compassion fatigue, and the complexities of adoption and foster care. They also address aging and end-of-life concerns, hoarding and avoidant personality patterns, and issues that arise in non-monogamous relationships.

Sessions are available in English and can be scheduled from California. Eli works with international clients and offers a mix of video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to match different needs and routines.

How Eli’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and take steps toward what matters to them. It focuses on values and small actions that add meaning to daily life, which can be practiced between sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift patterns that maintain anxiety or depression.

Eli treats finding the right approach as a team effort. They will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. If something isn’t helping, Eli adjusts the plan so sessions stay useful and focused on results the client wants.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls allow more face-to-face conversation, phone sessions are good when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat can work for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief ongoing contact between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent during work, travel, or busy weeks.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does Eli commonly help with?
Eli works with stress, anxiety, grief, bipolar disorder, depression, and addiction-related issues. Additional focus areas include career transitions, compassion fatigue, adoption and foster care matters, and aging and end-of-life concerns.
What is Eli's overall therapeutic style?
They combine practical, goal-oriented methods with deeper conversation about life patterns. Sessions emphasize listening, clear goals, and tools that clients can use between meetings.
How long has Eli been practicing?
Eli has 18 years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker. That experience includes work with mood disorders and grief-related care.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
Eli holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and is licensed in California. Sessions are offered from a California practice base.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. Eli does accept international clients and can work across time zones when scheduling permits.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options allow for brief check-ins or longer conversations based on need.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with Eli?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
18 years
Licensed
California
Languages
English

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