Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Elina works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New Jersey, New York
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English, Russian
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Elina
Elina Malamud is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and life transitions. She practices in New York and works with individuals seeking clearer coping strategies and steadier moods. Elina speaks both English and Russian and draws on her long clinical background to meet people where they are.
She focuses on practical skills that make day-to-day life easier. Sessions often include learning ways to notice unhelpful thoughts, practice skills to reduce reactivity, and set small goals that lead to lasting change.
Background and approach
People come for help with sleep, eating concerns, addictions, grief, and work stress as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues. Elina uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. That means she helps people spot patterns that keep them stuck, try new behaviors, and clarify what matters most to them.
She keeps language simple and uses concrete exercises rather than long theory talks. Her work also addresses issues like ADHD, compassion fatigue, postpartum depression, immigration stress, and process addictions such as gambling or problematic pornography use. She pays attention to emotional themes like abandonment, control, guilt, and shame while helping people build self-compassion and self-love.
New clients are guided through a short matching questionnaire and scheduling process. Sessions are offered as video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing flexibility to fit different rhythms of life.
What Elina works with
Everything Elina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Elina's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elina lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online delivery
Elina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral changes that reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. CBT often focuses on practical steps and experiments clients can do between sessions.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify their values and take committed action even when difficult feelings are present. ACT can be useful for stress, anger, and life transitions by shifting attention from fighting feelings to building a meaningful life.
Client-Centered Therapy is part of her work as well, which means sessions are paced around each person's needs and goals, with a focus on listening and respectful support.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Elina will talk with each person about goals, try techniques together, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan stays practical and grounded.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, chat can fit quick check-ins, and messaging supports brief ongoing coach-style contact. These options aim to make regular work on goals easier to fit into busy lives.
Questions people ask about Elina
What concerns does Elina commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, and career or life transition challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is down-to-earth and skills-focused. Sessions emphasize practical exercises, noticing thought patterns, and setting small, achievable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Elina brings 24 years of clinical experience as a licensed social worker to her practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in New Jersey and New York and practices from New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Russian.
What session formats does she offer?
Appointments can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.