Elyse Daignault, LICSW

Elyse Daignault, LICSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in Massachusetts with 24 years of practice. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, mood and trauma-related problems, and addiction and eating issues. She describes her style as direct and practical, often using humor alongside deeper work. Sessions address concrete problems such as panic, obsessive behaviors, grief, and parenting strain.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to guide the work. Elyse adapts these approaches rather than sticking strictly to a manual. That means she may use structured CBT techniques for symptom relief, and EFT ideas for connecting around relationship problems.

Her background includes long experience with complex presentations, including personality disorders, self-harm history, and repeated suicidal attempts. She has also worked extensively with LGBTQ people and with a wide range of mood disorders. That experience informs how she plans safety, coping strategies, and stepwise progress in therapy.

In sessions Elyse aims to be straightforward about goals and next steps. She often prioritizes stress reduction and skills that clients can use between meetings. She blends practical exercises with conversation about difficult experiences.

Elyse notes that humor can help keep work grounded. She asks questions, tracks progress, and adjusts methods where needed. People who want clear guidance and a clinician with long experience may find this approach useful.

How Elyse’s approaches translate to online work