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- Attachment work
- CBT methods
- Mindfulness skills
About Elaine
Elaine Hughes, LICSW, LCSW, is licensed in Vermont as an LICSW and in New Hampshire as an LCSW and practices in New Jersey. She has nineteen years of professional experience working with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Elaine describes clients as the experts of their own stories and uses that view to shape treatment.
She works in a collaborative, straightforward way. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that cause distress and on building practical skills to manage emotions and daily challenges. Elaine draws on therapies such as attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral approaches, dialectical behavior tools, emotionally-focused interventions, and mindfulness techniques.
Her practice also addresses related areas like abandonment, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, and family problems. She supports people coping with cancer, fertility concerns, and the effects of natural or human-caused disasters.
Elaine keeps sessions focused on concrete steps. Clients can expect to talk through current problems, learn coping strategies, and practice new ways of responding between sessions. The clinician emphasizes clients' existing strengths when planning next steps.
To begin, users are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The service uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location. Sessions are offered in English.
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How Elaine Uses Online Work and Therapeutic Methods
Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes relationships and patterns formed early in life. It looks at how connection and trust affect current relationships and helps people notice and change unhelpful interaction patterns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It teaches concrete strategies for changing distressing thought patterns and for practicing different behaviors in daily life.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers specific skills for regulating intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication. It is useful for people who need step-by-step tools to stabilize reactions and manage crises.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elaine collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adapts the focus over time based on what is helping and what is not.
Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking. The practical benefits of remote sessions include fitting appointments around work and family obligations, using shorter check-ins when needed, and reducing travel time. Licensed professionals can adjust pacing and homework to suit a person's routine so therapy is easier to incorporate into everyday life.
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Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
19+ years
Listed in
New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related areas such as caregiver stress and chronic illness.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a collaborative approach that emphasizes practical skills and clients' existing strengths, drawing on attachment, CBT, DBT, EFT, and mindfulness methods.
How much experience does she have?
She has nineteen years of professional experience.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a Vermont LICSW and a New Hampshire LCSW and practices in New Jersey.
What languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; cost varies with location.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.