Therapist profile
Elaine Antin, LCSW
Wisconsin
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Relationships
Continue with ElaineWhere Elaine stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Wisconsin / 980-123
- NPI
- 1649862566
- Experience
- 25 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Wisconsin
About
- Client-centered work
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Elaine
Elaine Antin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin with 25 years of counseling experience. She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career struggles, bipolar disorder, and life changes. Elaine also lists codependency among her areas of focus and supports people facing caregiver stress, chronic illness, and communication problems.
Elaine trained and practiced in public and private hospitals and smaller agencies. She has worked with older adults and people with physical disabilities, and with a range of mental health diagnoses across her career. She prefers plain language in sessions and avoids treating people as labels. The LCSW credential is shown as Wisconsin LCSW.
Her approach blends several methods. She uses client-centered work to listen and reflect, cognitive behavioral techniques to address thinking and behavior patterns, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness to develop coping skills. Elaine describes her overall practice as eclectic and draws on Jungian ideas at times.
In sessions she focuses on practical coping skills and improving everyday functioning. She aims to help people relearn ways to handle stress, set boundaries, and respond differently in relationships. She keeps sessions straightforward and occasionally brings humor into the work when appropriate.
Elaine works in English and accepts international clients. To begin she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the platform's online options.
How sessions work
Approaches and how online sessions can work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. It helps people feel heard and clarify what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. DBT, or dialectical behavior therapy, adds skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elaine will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adapts tools from client-centered work, CBT, and DBT depending on what helps the person make steady changes.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can help fit therapy into busy lives by reducing travel time, making it easier to schedule short check-ins, or allowing workday appointments that would otherwise be hard to attend. Many people find that using skill practice between sessions and brief coaching-style conversations online makes the coping tools learned in therapy easier to use in daily life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to codependency?
She lists codependency among her focus areas and helps people who repeatedly put others first, struggle with people-pleasing, or lose themselves in relationships.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She practices an eclectic, client-centered style that combines listening, practical skill-building, and occasional humor during sessions.
How much experience does she have working in mental health?
She has 25 years of experience working as a counselor in hospitals and smaller agencies.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with the Wisconsin LCSW credential and is based in Wisconsin.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she use?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm the current online session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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