- Grief and trauma support
- Stress and anxiety help
- Career and self esteem
About Lita
Lita Ellsworth is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with nearly ten years of clinical experience. She is licensed in New Jersey and Florida and focuses on grief, loss, and trauma while also helping people manage stress and anxiety. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in her work and understands that signing up for therapy is a big step.
Ellsworth helps people talk through low motivation, self-esteem and confidence concerns, and career-related difficulties. She offers straightforward, practical support for relationship strain, family issues, and the emotional fallout of betrayal such as infidelity, jealousy, or paranoia. Her approach centers on listening first and tailoring conversations to what each person needs that week.
Clients can expect calm, steady guidance when facing life changes and grief. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood concerns including depression and bipolar-related struggles. Sessions focus on skills that can be used between meetings and on small steps toward clearer thinking and more manageable days.
Ellsworth aims to create a space where people feel heard and treated with compassion. Her way of working is collaborative - she helps clients set goals and then chooses practical strategies to reach them. This is a pace that suits many parents and busy professionals who need direct, usable tools.
To begin, a reader should be ready to notice what feels most urgent and what they hope to change. From there she helps make a plan and checks in on progress, adjusting as needed.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Evidence-based techniques often used for grief and trauma focus on processing painful memories in measured steps and building skills to tolerate strong feelings. These approaches help people reduce overwhelm and practice coping strategies between sessions.For anxiety and mood concerns, therapists commonly teach practical tools such as breathing and grounding exercises, activity planning, and cognitive strategies to notice and reframe unhelpful thoughts. These techniques are straightforward and can be practiced in day-to-day life to ease symptoms over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, current needs, and what feels workable. That process is flexible and adjusted as progress is made.
If you prefer online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Many people appreciate remote sessions because they can fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Consider what timing and session length will integrate best with daily life and discuss those preferences when arranging appointments.
Areas of expertise
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Also works with
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New Jersey, Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports people with grief, loss, and trauma and also helps with stress, anxiety, depression, and bipolar concerns. Additional focuses include relationship strain, family issues, infidelity, jealousy, and paranoia.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is respectful, sensitive, and compassionate. She listens first and works collaboratively to set goals and choose practical steps clients can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has close to ten years of clinical experience working with grief, loss, trauma, and related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LCSW credentials in Florida and New Jersey and practices from a New Jersey location.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started if I want to work together?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.