Julissa Aquan, LCSW
Compassionate therapist helping people retell their story
Details
| Name | Julissa Aquan |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | New York |
| Licensed in | New York |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 11 |
About Julissa
Julissa Aquan is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New York. She brings 11 years of experience to sessions and focuses on helping people through relationship strain, grief, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Her style is warm and collaborative.
She listens for each person’s story and helps them name what matters most. Sessions aim to clarify values, identify patterns, and find practical steps that fit day-to-day life. Julissa uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from painful problems and rewrite the stories that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support values-based choices and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behaviors. She pays attention to attachment and the ways early relationships shape current struggles. That perspective helps when people want to improve intimacy, manage conflict, or cope with abandonment and caregiving stress.
Julissa works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, eating and sleep issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, career stress, and compassion fatigue. She blends evidence-informed approaches with plain talk and practical tools so people can try things between sessions. People who prefer a respectful, steady guide often feel comfortable with her approach.
She focuses on clear goals and small, doable changes while honoring each person’s background and identity. To begin, a short questionnaire and a scheduling step match people with sessions that fit their needs and timing.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Grief among the things Julissa works with, alongside the areas below.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Julissa among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Julissa among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Julissa among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Julissa among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Julissa among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Julissa among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Julissa among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Julissa among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Julissa among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Julissa among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Julissa among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Julissa among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Julissa among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Julissa 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 Julissa directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches and online support that fit your life
Julissa often uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from painful problems and rewrite the stories that hold them back. That approach can be useful for relationship struggles, identity questions, and grief because it creates space to see alternatives to a single storyline.She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and taking meaningful steps even when emotions are hard. ACT is helpful for anxiety, depression, and major life changes because it emphasizes action that aligns with what matters most.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Julissa collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than sticking to one technique. That partnership shapes session focus and homework between meetings.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues, phone can fit a quick check-in or lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging works for short updates and ongoing support. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, parenting concerns, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and collaborative, focusing on listening to each person’s story and finding practical, day-to-day steps that match their goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of emotional and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) and practices in New York.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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