Emily-Rose Santamaria, LCSW
Practical, team-based care for parents and individuals
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 4
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Anger management
About Emily-Rose
Emily-Rose Santamaria is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Connecticut. She brings four years of professional experience and focuses on practical help for parents and individuals facing stress, anxiety, mood challenges, and relationship or family struggles. She works in a warm, interactive way and treats therapy as a team effort.
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with respect and sensitivity at the center of the work. She avoids stigmatizing labels and emphasizes a strengths-based view of every person.
Background and approach
Emily-Rose draws on several approaches to tailor care to each person. She uses ideas from cognitive-behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Attachment-based themes are used to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
Dialectical behavior ideas and mindfulness techniques help with emotional regulation and staying present. In practice she keeps plans simple and concrete. Parents can expect clear strategies they can try between sessions and space to talk through difficult moments.
She helps people break big problems into manageable steps and build on what is already working. Her background includes work with a broad range of concerns such as trauma and abuse, ADHD, addiction, grief, intimacy and communication issues, blended family challenges, and adoption or foster care matters. She tailors session content to each person’s situation and priorities.
Emily-Rose welcomes conversations in English and is available to people both inside Connecticut and internationally. Her approach aims to help people find realistic ways to cope, connect, and move forward.
What Emily-Rose works with
Everything Emily-Rose lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Emily-Rose helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Emily-Rose lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Emily-Rose uses therapy approaches online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current behavior and closeness. Online sessions can explore those patterns through discussion and reflective exercises to improve attachment and communication. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors. In video or messaging sessions, CBT techniques translate into clear, practical steps and between-session exercises to test new responses.Choosing the right approach is part of the process and will be a collaborative decision. Emily-Rose will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has worked before, then tailor a plan that mixes methods as needed. The work is paced to match what a person wants to try and can be adjusted over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and guided exercises, phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and chat or messaging supports ongoing reflection or quick skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and varied routines.
Questions people ask about Emily-Rose
What concerns does Emily-Rose commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, ADHD, addictions, grief, relationship and family concerns, parenting struggles, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive. She treats therapy as a team effort and keeps sessions practical and respectful.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Connecticut LCSW and has four years of professional experience working with a wide range of issues and ages.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed in Connecticut and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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