- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Anger management
About Elaine
Elaine Wells is a Florida licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. She supports those dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, anger, addictions, and low self-esteem. Her approach is direct and compassionate, aimed at practical change.
She frames therapy as a partnership where the client leads and she listens. Elaine keeps sessions focused on real-life problems and small steps that add up.
Background and approach
She uses clear conversation to identify what is getting in the way and what can be tried differently. Techniques come from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral approaches, and motivational interviewing to help clients notice patterns and try new behaviors. She emphasizes a nonjudgmental space where people can talk through hard feelings.
Sessions are aimed at building skills for coping with difficult moments and managing intense emotions. Elaine also addresses specific areas like codependency, domestic violence concerns, and women’s issues when they come up in a person’s story. Her five years of experience in Florida settings include helping people navigate career stress, sleep or eating concerns, bipolar mood challenges, and compassion fatigue.
She invites clients to set small, achievable goals and tracks progress together. The tone in sessions is practical and supportive rather than overly formal. Parents looking for down-to-earth help with parenting strain will find conversations that focus on usable strategies.
Elaine encourages steps that fit everyday life and adjusts methods to each person’s needs and pace.
What Elaine works with
Everything Elaine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Elaine helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Codependency
- Domestic violence
- Women's issues
Approaches Elaine lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the person in front of her. Elaine uses this approach to reflect what you say, clarify needs, and help you decide the next steps that feel right. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions; she helps clients spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes to see what helps. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to strengthen a person’s own reasons for change and to build momentum when motivation feels mixed.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Elaine will talk through the options and tailor methods to your goals and preferences. That means trying ideas, checking what works, and adjusting plans so progress fits your life and pace.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy week. Video calls let you have a fuller conversation on camera, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is low, and text or chat can work for quick check-ins or brief skill practice between meetings. These options help people keep momentum and try new behaviors without a long commute.
Questions people ask about Elaine
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Elaine works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting issues, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, addictions, self-esteem, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and direct. She listens without judgment and helps people set practical goals to test new ways of coping.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working in Florida settings with a range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Elaine holds a LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and she practices in Florida.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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