Lisa Rosario , LCSW

Lisa Rosario is a New York based Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples, adolescents and families. LCSW indicates a professional license in clinical social work and reflects extensive training in assessment and psychotherapy.

Born and raised in New York as a first-generation Puerto Rican Latinx, she brings bilingual and bicultural perspectives to her practice, providing therapy in both English and Spanish. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Antioch University in Ohio and a graduate degree from New York University. In addition to clinical work, she has taught as an adjunct professor at the Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work for the past nine years and is in the process of beginning doctoral candidacy.

Over the course of her career she has worked across a range of settings and with diverse presenting concerns, including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, LGBTQ issues, family and intimacy-related concerns, eating and parenting difficulties, anger, self-esteem, career challenges, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Her additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, attachment and personality concerns, blended family dynamics, body image, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, codependency, communication and control issues, and coping after disasters.

She draws on a wide array of clinical approaches to tailor treatment to each person’s needs, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Systemic Therapy. Her process typically begins with questions to understand a person’s history, symptoms, strengths and goals, followed by a collaborative conversation to identify priorities and a treatment plan that fits the client’s life and concerns.

Lisa is not currently accepting new clients. She offers an informed, compassionate approach grounded in decades of practice and a commitment to culturally informed care.

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