Emily-Rose Santamaria, LCSW

Licensed in Connecticut · 4 years in practice

Emily-Rose Santamaria is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Connecticut with four years of professional experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Connecticut: 012557 · expires February 2026
NPI: 1881301000 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 4
Languages: English

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About Emily-Rose

Emily-Rose Santamaria is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Connecticut with four years of professional experience. She greets people with a warm, interactive style and approaches therapy as a team effort. Her way of working is respectful and nonjudgmental, focused on practical steps rather than labels.

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma and abuse, anger, ADHD, addictions, grief, and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people facing family conflict, parenting strain, career decisions, and life transitions.

Background and approach

Additional attention is given to issues like attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care challenges, and blended family dynamics. Her work blends several approaches to match each person’s needs. Cognitive behavioral methods are used to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and habits.

Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about relationships and early bonds. Dialectical behavior skills and mindfulness tools help with emotion regulation and staying present. Sessions are centered on the person’s strengths and goals.

Emily-Rose shapes each plan around what the client brings to the room and what they want to change. She keeps language simple and focuses on doable steps you can try between sessions. People who want a collaborative, practical approach tend to fit well with her style.

She speaks English and works with clients across Connecticut and internationally. Her practice emphasizes steady progress, respect, and clear next steps.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Emily-Rose lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Anger management
Depression
ADHD
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Blended family issues
Body image
Co-morbidity
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Emily-Rose names

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Online support

Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life

Emily-Rose uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. She also draws on attachment-based therapy to understand how early relationships shape current patterns and to improve closeness and trust in relationships. Dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness techniques are used to build emotion regulation, reduce reactivity, and improve focus in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to pick or combine methods that match goals, preferences, and the problems being addressed. The plan can shift over time as needs change, and she encourages open feedback about what feels helpful.

Online sessions offer several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people keep therapy consistent around school, work, and family life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist address?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family problems, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting, and career concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm, interactive, and collaborative. She treats therapy as a team effort and focuses on practical steps and the client’s strengths.

How much professional experience does she have?

She has four years of professional work experience as a clinician in Connecticut.

What credentials and location are listed for this clinician?

She holds the credential LCSW, listed as CT LCSW, and practices in Connecticut.

Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?

Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are costs and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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