- Practical coping skills
- Works in English and Russian
- 24 years experience
About Elina
Elina Malamud is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, low mood, and major life changes. She practices in New York and works with adults who are trying to regain balance after transitions like becoming a parent, changing jobs, or dealing with illness. Sessions are offered in English and Russian.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She helps clients build coping skills and routines that reduce overwhelm. Conversations focus on small, usable changes that make daily life easier.
Elina draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and create different behavior patterns. She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy to help people name their values and take steps that matter to them. Client-centered methods guide how she listens and responds in session.
She supports people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, substance and process addictions, and issues like shame, guilt, or feeling stuck. Other areas she addresses include ADHD, postpartum concerns, trauma and abuse, and career stress.
Work in her sessions is collaborative and paced to each person. Elina helps set achievable goals, practices new skills in-session, and adapts tools as needs change. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
How these approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when emotions are strong. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior to reduce symptoms and promote practical changes in everyday routines. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and responding to the person in a nonjudgmental way so goals reflect the client's priorities.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit their situation. Sessions can shift over time as needs change, combining elements of these approaches to find what helps most.
Confirm the available session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during the day, or let someone join from wherever they are located in New York. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and behavioral experiments to remote sessions so progress continues between meetings.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
New Jersey, New York
Languages
English, Russian
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting strain, grief, addictions, and life transitions among other issues.
What is her general therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, focusing on building coping skills, setting small goals, and practicing new behaviors in session.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 24 years of experience as a clinician working with adults on a wide range of life and mental health challenges.
Where does she practice and what are her credentials?
She is based in New York and holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, listed as LCSW in New Jersey and New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Russian.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and the therapist's availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.