- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Life changes
About Estelle
Estelle Ford is a New York licensed clinical social worker, LCSW-R, with 10 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship concerns, and major life changes. She also focuses on issues such as guilt and shame, money and financial strain, mood concerns, self-love, women’s issues, and workplace stress.
Estelle keeps conversations direct and practical. She helps people sort what matters most, weigh options, and take manageable steps forward. Sessions focus on immediate concerns and on building clearer ways to handle recurring difficulties like anxiety or low mood. She aims to learn how each person understands their situation before suggesting possible ways to move ahead.
Her background includes a decade of clinical work in New York. Estelle draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address both short-term problems and longer patterns that repeat in relationships or at work. She encourages reflection about values and life purpose when clients want that focus, and she discusses financial stress and its emotional impact in straightforward terms.
Appointments use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, so scheduling can match changing needs. Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. That first meeting is used to set priorities and decide how to proceed, including practical steps and follow-up plans.
How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions
Estelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address the problems people bring to sessions. One common method focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety and low mood; it teaches practical skills to test and shift thoughts and actions. Another approach emphasizes problem-solving and coping skills for specific challenges such as addiction or workplace stress; it breaks larger problems into manageable steps and tracks progress over time.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Estelle treats approach selection as collaborative and will help clients decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She reviews what has helped in the past and adjusts plans based on what a client finds useful in practice.
The practice offers online sessions, but specific session formats should be confirmed before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time so therapy can happen around work, caregiving, or other commitments. Confirm current session options during sign-up to match scheduling needs and preferences.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What types of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include guilt and shame, money and financial issues, mood concerns, self-love, women’s issues, and workplace problems.
How would she describe her approach to feeling stuck?
Her approach is practical and evidence-based. She helps people clarify their priorities, try small changes, and track what does or doesn’t work.
What experience does she bring?
She has 10 years of clinical work experience in New York. That experience includes helping people manage both short-term crises and longer patterns of difficulty.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a New York LCSW-R and practices from New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and costs vary by location. Exact pricing is provided during sign-up.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. The initial meeting is used to set goals and next steps.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.