Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
How Charlene works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Charlene
Charlene Esquilin is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and relationship pain. She practices in New York and focuses on straightforward, practical steps clients can use in day-to-day life. She uses a client-centered stance that starts by listening closely to what matters most to each person.
From there she brings in tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts and from dialectical behavior therapy to teach concrete emotion regulation skills.
Background and approach
Mindfulness practices are woven in to help people notice feelings before they escalate. Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit each person’s needs. Charlene often helps clients spot patterns that lead to repeated arguments, manage intense anger, and rebuild trust after conflict.
She also provides support for grief, addiction, ADHD-related challenges, and life transitions. Her style is warm and direct. She aims to make therapy feel useful from the start, offering simple exercises and clear takeaways to practice between sessions.
She respects diverse identities and creates an inclusive space for LGBT clients and people from varied backgrounds. Over the past decade she has worked across a range of settings in New York, helping people strengthen coping skills and move toward clearer goals. New clients begin with a short matching process and can schedule sessions in formats that suit their routine.
What Charlene works with
Everything Charlene lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Charlene's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
Approaches Charlene lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and tailoring work to what matters to you. In online sessions this means the therapist will ask about your priorities and build goals that fit your life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress and translates well to exercises you can try between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that help calm intense reactions and improve communication.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with you about your goals and preferences and suggest methods to try. Together you can adjust the focus and pace as you learn what helps most, mixing skill practice, thought work, and mindfulness as needed.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and skills demonstrations. Phone sessions can be a better fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins, quick skill reminders, and ongoing support between appointments. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and make regular practice easier.
Questions people ask about Charlene
What concerns does this therapist address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, relationship and family issues, addiction, intimacy struggles, self-esteem, career worries, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She combines listening with practical tools from CBT and DBT and teaches mindfulness skills to manage emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working in New York across multiple practice settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices in New York.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
She works with clients using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.