Emily-Rose Santamaria , LCSW

Emily-Rose Santamaria is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Connecticut with four years of professional experience. She supports clients across a wide age range, working with children, adolescents, and adults ages 7 to 60 to address concerns such as stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger management, mood disorders including depression and bipolar, ADD/ADHD, addictions, relationship and family conflict, grief, intimacy challenges, parenting difficulties, self-esteem and career-related stressors.

Her work also covers additional focus areas like abandonment, adoption and foster care dynamics, attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome traits, blended family challenges, body image concerns, dissociation, and family-of-origin problems. Emily-Rose uses an eclectic, person-centered approach that is strength-based and solution-focused, tailoring treatment plans to fit each client’s unique needs.

Emily-Rose describes her style as warm and interactive, emphasizing collaboration and respect while avoiding stigmatizing labels. As an LCSW she is trained in clinical social work and mental health treatment, and she partners with clients to build practical tools and strategies. She recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and aims to meet people with sensitivity and compassion as they work toward their goals.

Attachment, CBT, and Online Care with Emily-Rose Santamaria

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current connection and emotional responses. It helps people understand intimacy challenges, abandonment concerns, attachment issues, and family-of-origin dynamics so they can build more secure relationships.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing new, more effective ways of responding. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress management, ADHD-related challenges, and coping with life changes.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for managing intense emotions, anger, and co-occurring difficulties.

Emily-Rose works collaboratively with each person to determine which approach or combination of approaches best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they tailor techniques and a treatment plan that align with the client’s values and day-to-day life.

Online therapy modalities such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexibility and increased access to care. These formats allow licensed professionals to deliver CBT, attachment work, and DBT skills in ways that fit a client’s schedule and environment, supporting consistent progress through shorter check-ins, homework assignments, and in-session practice.