Dr. Melissa Eisele-Kaplan, LCSW

Dr. Melissa Eisele-Kaplan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and compassion fatigue. She focuses on practical support for coping with life changes and the challenges that come with caregiving, chronic illness, and aging.

She brings 29 years of experience rooted in medical social work. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person’s situation. She listens first, then helps people set clear, doable goals and steps they can try between sessions.

Her approach blends client-centered care with mindfulness and motivational interviewing. That means she centers the person’s perspective, uses mindful awareness to manage emotions, and helps people find their own motivation for change. Solution-focused techniques help narrow in on immediate, achievable next steps.

People who reach out often want relief from persistent worry, help managing burnout or caregiving strain, or support adjusting to illness or loss. Therapy can include talking through what feels overwhelming, learning short mindfulness practices, and planning small behavioral changes that fit daily life.

She aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can try new ways of coping and rebuild balance. The work is practical and paced to what each person can manage, with attention to goals and real-world obstacles.

Approach and online therapy options for health-related challenges

Client-centered work means the therapist follows the person’s lead and helps shape goals from their priorities. In practice this looks like listening carefully, reflecting what matters most, and helping someone choose steps they are willing to try to reduce stress or manage grief.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away by them. These short practices can help with anxiety, caregiver fatigue, and chronic pain by building steadyer awareness of moment-to-moment experience.

Motivational Interviewing focuses on what motivates change. It helps people weigh their own reasons for trying new behaviors and choose manageable next steps. This approach can be helpful for adjusting routines during illness or making small lifestyle shifts that reduce stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust as progress unfolds.

Session logistics are not detailed in the biography, so confirm available formats before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins during work breaks or between appointments. The focus is on making care fit daily life while using the approaches above to address stress, grief, and caregiving challenges.