Eli Selkin

Eli Selkin is a California-based licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 18 years of experience. Eli emphasizes respectful, sensitive care and works to make the first steps toward change feel manageable for people facing difficult life moments.

Eli often blends approaches to suit each person's needs rather than using a single method for everyone. Sessions are tailored so the conversation and plan match what someone needs that week. Clients commonly seek support for stress, anxiety, grief and loss, bipolar disorder, and depression.

Beyond those concerns, Eli also helps people navigating compassion fatigue, addiction challenges, and major life transitions like career changes. There is additional experience with adoption and foster care questions, aging and geriatric issues, avoidant personality patterns, hoarding, personality disorders, and non-monogamous relationships. Hospice and end-of-life counseling is included among the focus areas listed.

Eli uses practical tools alongside deeper conversation. That can mean learning techniques to manage symptoms and also tracing patterns from past experiences that continue to cause pain. Motivational interviewing methods are used when people want to shift habits or move toward change.

Sessions are conducted in English and Eli accepts international clients. The approach is collaborative: Eli and the person in therapy set goals together and adjust the plan as progress is made. Eli aims to support people through grief, life changes, and the everyday struggles that get in the way of living well.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and take actions that match their values. It can help with grief, anxiety, and life transitions by clarifying what matters and building small, value-driven steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Motivational Interviewing is a short-term, collaborative method that helps people resolve mixed feelings about change and find internal reasons to move forward.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Eli will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals, needs, and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time as progress is made and priorities shift.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing more flexible scheduling. It also lets people choose quieter surroundings, use a shorter check-in when needed, or avoid being on camera if that helps them engage. Licensed professionals, including Eli, can adapt exercises, homework, and step-by-step plans to work well through remote sessions when that format is offered.