Lisa Rosario, LCSW

Lisa Rosario is a New York Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of clinical experience. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and has worked across community and academic settings. Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family issues, and blended family matters.

She trained at Antioch University for her bachelor’s degree and earned a graduate degree from New York University. She has taught as an adjunct professor at Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work for nine years and is beginning doctoral candidacy. That mix of clinical work and teaching shapes how she explains options and next steps.

In early sessions she asks straightforward questions about current struggles, history, relationships, and daily life. She uses that information to map out practical goals and a plan. Sessions focus on identifying what feels most urgent and on methods to manage symptoms and improve coping.

Her toolbox includes cognitive behavioral methods, acceptance and commitment ideas, emotion-focused techniques, and skills drawn from dialectical behavior and client-centered approaches. These approaches are used to address things like stress, grief, intimacy issues, ADHD-related symptoms, and caregiving strain.

Lisa aims to work collaboratively on concrete steps clients can try between sessions. She discusses options and adjusts the plan as needed. People who are balancing partnership and parenting changes, including blended household concerns, often look to her for pragmatic support and clear next steps.