Isabel Villegas, LICSW, LCSW
New York · 23 years in practice
Isabel Villegas is a licensed clinical social worker who centers emotion and connection in her practice.
License and registration
- LCSW, New York
- 072845 · expires September 2026
- LICSW, Massachusetts
- 127299 · expires October 2026
- NPI
- 1073714002 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Isabel
Isabel Villegas is a licensed clinical social worker who centers emotion and connection in her practice. She brings 23 years of experience to sessions and speaks English and Spanish. Isabel aims to make the first step feel manageable and respectful of each person's pace.
Clients meet a clinician who listens closely and makes space for hard feelings. Sessions focus on naming emotions, understanding patterns, and finding practical steps forward. Isabel uses clear language so conversations feel direct and relatable rather than full of jargon.
Background and approach
Her work often addresses trauma and abuse, depression, parenting stress, and major life changes. She also spends time with concerns like attachment, adoption and foster care issues, codependency, and immigration-related strains. Workplace stress, compassion fatigue, and challenges common to young adults are other areas she supports.
Isabel combines approaches to match the person in front of her. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotional bonds and moments that matter. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try new responses.
Mindfulness and solution-focused tools are used to practice small changes between sessions. Isabel holds an MA LICSW and a New York LCSW and has worked in clinical settings for more than two decades. She offers video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication needs.
To get started, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Isabel lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Isabel names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion and practical change through online sessions
Isabel integrates Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online work. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name core emotions and how those emotions shape close interactions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and making room for each person's experience so they feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thought patterns and experiments with new ways of responding to difficult situations.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Isabel will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which combination of approaches to try and adapt the plan as progress unfolds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit varying schedules and needs. Video calls are useful for longer, in-depth conversations while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are good for brief check-ins, tracking mood, or adding support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Isabel commonly address?
She works with trauma and abuse, depression, parenting stress, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She also supports issues like attachment, adoption and foster care, codependency, and workplace strain.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style centers on emotion and connection while staying practical. Conversations focus on naming feelings, tracking patterns, and trying small changes between sessions.
How much experience does she bring?
Isabel has 23 years of professional experience in clinical settings. That background informs her approach to trauma, parenting, and mood concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MA LICSW and a New York LCSW and practices from New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Are international clients served?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and starting handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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