Elisha Farley, LCSW
Practical, story-focused therapy for everyday life
Details
| Name | Elisha Farley |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Pennsylvania |
| Licensed in | Pennsylvania, New Jersey |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 18 |
About Elisha
Elisha Farley is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or family struggles. She works with concerns like grief, addiction, parenting strain, career questions, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Elisha is based in Pennsylvania and speaks English.
She aims to make sessions feel respectful and down-to-earth. Conversations are shaped around what matters to each person.
Background and approach
Elisha listens for the stories people tell about themselves and looks for small, practical steps they can try between sessions. Her practice draws on narrative ideas alongside client-centered care and cognitive behavioral tools. That mix lets her help people reframe unhelpful patterns while staying focused on personal values and goals.
She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques when they fit a person's needs. Elisha adapts the pace and focus to each situation. For some people that means short-term skill building for coping with life changes or workplace stress.
For others it means deeper discussion about family history, identity, or long-standing patterns in relationships. She describes therapy as a collaboration. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, suggested exercises to try between sessions, and regular check-ins on progress and goals.
Getting help is often the hardest step, and Elisha aims to make the process clearer and more manageable.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Elisha works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Elisha among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Elisha among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Elisha among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Elisha among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Elisha among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Elisha among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Elisha directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Elisha directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Narrative and practical approaches for online care
Elisha uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about their lives and to find new ways of understanding difficult experiences. Narrative work can be helpful for relationship strain, family issues, grief, identity questions, and recovery from trauma. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the conversation on the person's own goals and values and prioritizes empathic listening and co-created direction.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tools when they fit the situation to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and to teach concrete skills for anxiety, mood changes, and coping with life transitions. The therapist treats approach selection as a collaborative process and will work with each person to decide what feels most useful. Together they set goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps.
Online therapy offers flexibility to shape sessions around a busy life. Video calls are useful when face-to-face interaction matters, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins, and live chat or text messaging can support quick updates, coaching, or moments when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit regular work on goals into a week without long commutes.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Elisha address in sessions?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, grief, addictions, intimacy issues, parenting stress, career questions, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. Elisha listens to each person's story and helps reframe patterns while suggesting practical steps to try between meetings.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Elisha has 18 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of life challenges and transitions.
Where is Elisha licensed and located?
She holds LCSW credentials in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and practices out of Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Elisha offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does someone begin therapy with Elisha?
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