- Warm collaborative style
- Practical coping tools
- Focus on grief
About Julissa
Julissa Aquan is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in New York. She focuses on helping people manage relationship difficulties, grief, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Her manner is warm and collaborative, and she aims to make sessions feel respectful and easy to follow.
Julissa draws on eleven years of clinical experience to guide conversations and practical work. She listens for what matters most to each person and helps them uncover small, usable steps toward relief. Sessions often involve learning new coping skills and practicing them between meetings.
Her approach blends several evidence-informed methods to match each person’s needs. That can mean building emotional awareness, examining unhelpful thought patterns, or setting values-based goals. The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes, with attention to each client’s background and lived experience.
Julissa also works with people facing caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image struggles, and attachment or abandonment concerns. She supports those coping with trauma, addiction struggles, eating and sleeping problems, and shifts in career or parenting roles.
People who choose Julissa typically want a therapist who listens closely, offers clear tools, and partners with them to try new ways of coping. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule a first appointment.
Julissa draws on eleven years of clinical experience to guide conversations and practical work. She listens for what matters most to each person and helps them uncover small, usable steps toward relief. Sessions often involve learning new coping skills and practicing them between meetings.
Her approach blends several evidence-informed methods to match each person’s needs. That can mean building emotional awareness, examining unhelpful thought patterns, or setting values-based goals. The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes, with attention to each client’s background and lived experience.
Julissa also works with people facing caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image struggles, and attachment or abandonment concerns. She supports those coping with trauma, addiction struggles, eating and sleeping problems, and shifts in career or parenting roles.
People who choose Julissa typically want a therapist who listens closely, offers clear tools, and partners with them to try new ways of coping. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule a first appointment.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyAddictionsFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy
Experience
11+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on identifying personal values and taking action that lines up with those values. It helps people move forward even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That means checking in about what feels helpful and adjusting over time rather than sticking to one fixed plan.
If you are considering online therapy with this clinician, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the profile. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a lunch break, fewer commute hours, or options that don't require being on camera. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT to remote sessions by assigning short exercises, practicing new skills together, and reviewing progress each week. These practical features help people keep therapy connected to their everyday routines.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Julissa help address?
She works with relationship problems, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, and many life changes. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and attachment issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and collaborative. She listens closely, offers clear tools, and helps people try practical steps between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She brings eleven years of experience working with adults on emotional distress and life transitions. That experience informs how she structures sessions and follows client goals.
Which credentials and region apply?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in New York.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.