Emilia Ward , LCSW

About me

I am a licensed therapist in New York with 20 years of professional Social Work experience from Fordham University with a Masters Graduate degree. I have conducted therapy in English/Spanish. I have worked in hospitals, Mental Health Clinics, Addiction Program and have a broad knowledge with diverse techniques with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Problem-Solving skills and Interactive Play therapy with life journey issues and concerns. The patient/client population consisted of the small children, adolescents and adults with different form of therapy for their particular needs.
The symptoms people presented were depression, anxiety, worry, phobias, social isolation, couple discord, school, work, obsessive-compulsive, overthinking, family conflicts, trauma and abuse issues.
My approach is to listen to your inner most thoughts and feelings with gentle guidance to help you process emotions in a more effective way for a corrective emotional response. There are several different coping techniques with jotting thoughts down, learning how to change the thoughts. We can review how you react to certain situations with careful review and explore together the best possible outcome for you. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming obstacles that challenge you. We can review coping strategies that will work for you with a hopeful acceptance and commitment communicative active listening skills to enhance relationship strengths. Taking the first step to seek a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. You are the master of your life plan and narrating your life story is what I am here to support you with in this very exciting next chapter of your journey. I believe in your worth and with gentle guidance and tools will help you process whatever comes to your mind for a very creative and productive positive life journey.

Professional experience

Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Cancer, Caregiver Issues and Stress, Chronic Pain Illness and Disability, Commitment Issues, Communication Problems, Control Issues, Divorce and Separation, Domestic Violence, Forgiveness, Guilt and Shame, Hoarding, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Immigration Issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation/Loneliness, Jealousy, Midlife Crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and Financial Issues, Mood Disorders, Multicultural Concerns, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Paranoia, Phobias, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic Stress, Self-Love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social Anxiety and Phobia, Somatization, Women's Issues, Workplace Issues, Young Adult Issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

License information

NY LCSW 024490

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