Elisa Sanchez-Tarman, MSW, LCSW

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Elisa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and has been working in the social work field since graduating from Loyola University Chicago with a Masters in Social Work in 2010.  Much of her career has been working with teens in the school system, passionately and intentionally focused on supporting, empowering and advocating for students and families from underrepresented or marginalized groups.

Elisa is an empath, a highly sensitive person, a believer in all humans, and lifelong learner.  Elisa meets others with her heart and mind wide open, senses heightened and a complete willingness and capacity to meet them wherever they are on their journey. She brings humor, compassion and a heartfelt intention to all situations.  Elisa works from an integrative, empowerment, client-centered approach drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Strengths-Based, Mindfulness, Humanistic, and Trauma-Informed in order to address the specifics that led the client to seek therapy. Elisa’s goal is to create a safe, comfortable space for folx to take steps toward discovery, change, and healing. She’s adept at working with relationship issues, life transitions, family dynamics, improving communication, connecting to one's true self and values, and unpacking the way the past informs the present. 

You can contact Elisa at (828) 795-2540 or Elisa.HealingTogether@gmail.com