Elizabeth Carrero

Elizabeth Carrero is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who speaks English and Spanish. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, or life changes. She aims to build a strong working relationship where clients feel heard and understood from the first session.

She draws on about 10 years of clinical experience working with individuals, groups, and families. Her work addresses common concerns such as depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, low self-esteem, and relationship stress. She also supports people facing parenting strain, career pressure, and grief or loss.

Elizabeth uses a flexible, client-centered style and looks at each person in the context of their life. That means she considers family relationships, past experiences, and personality when planning sessions. She blends practical strategies with mindful skills so people can manage symptoms and respond differently to triggers like anger or anxiety.

Her approach includes problem-focused tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and skill-building drawn from dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find reasons to change and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity. Sessions are tailored to each person’s goals and pace.

Elizabeth works in Connecticut and brings attention to multicultural issues, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment and blended family challenges, and caregiver stress. She also has experience with OCD, self-harm, veteran and armed forces issues, and coping after disasters.

How her approaches translate to online work

Elizabeth commonly uses client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) techniques. Client-centered work focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship, helping people talk through what matters most to them. CBT looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful habits and reduce symptoms like anxiety or anger. DBT provides skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made and new priorities emerge.

If you plan to do online therapy, confirm the session options before booking. The practical benefits can include easier scheduling, shorter check-ins when time is limited, and being able to join from different locations without travel. Online sessions can make it simpler to fit therapy around work, school, or family obligations while still working through issues like anger, stress, or relationship conflict.