Grisel Estrada (she/her)

LMSW, CPS-P
Accepting Clients

Therapy with me is collaborative and conversational - part exploration, part integration; grounded in curiosity, honesty and care.

Licensed Master of Social Work in New York
Supervised by Tammy Kling, LCSW

Services
  • Individual
  • Family
  • Group

About My Clients

I have been successful in supporting young adults, caregivers, single parents, working professionals, students, and people in recovery navigating trauma histories, mental health and substance use related challenges, often compounded by systemic stressors including internalized identity-related burdens shaped by familial and societal expectations. Many of my clients are BIPOC, LGBTQ+/gender non-conforming/non-binary, Hispanic/Latinx, Multicultural, and/or neurodivergent.

My Background and Approach

I have been successful in supporting young adults, caregivers, single parents, working professionals, students, and people in recovery navigating trauma histories, mental health and substance use related challenges, often compounded by systemic stressors including internalized identity-related burdens shaped by familial and societal expectations. Many of my clients are BIPOC, LGBTQ+/gender non-conforming/non-binary, Hispanic/Latinx, Multicultural, and/or neurodivergent. My 8+ years experience working in community mental health, lived experience and background in Philosophy informs my approach that integrates psychiatric rehabilitation and psychotherapy with a coaching edge, drawing on insight-oriented, trauma-informed, strengths-based and cultural-relational frameworks. If you're looking for therapy that feels more like partnership than performance let's talk - no pressure or perfection required.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

As a clinician with many intersecting identities, including being Afro Latinx, my lived experience as a gender-nonconforming clinician is foundational to my therapeutic practice. I am passionate about creating safe, non-judgmental spaces for people to explore their identities and navigate internal, interpersonal, familial and systemic challenges. I am personally and professionally invested in providing compassionate, identity-affirming psychotherapy. I believe ealing happens in relationships that remind you "who you were before the world told you who to be". You've carried so much for so long that even rest feels like work. Let's focus on the real work: moving from surviving to self-re-defining. You hold the answers and set the pace - I'll help you find the path and trust it.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Solution Focused Brief Therapy Trauma Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Addiction Counseling
  • Anger Management Therapy
  • Existential Therapy
  • Family Systems
  • Harm Reduction Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Relational Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Philosophical Counseling

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Addiction Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Relationship Issues
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Bipolar
  • Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Psychosis and Schizophrenia
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Medicaid
  • Fidelis
  • Independent Health
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 2 years of practice
  • Languages: English, Español
  • Rate: $140 - 140/session

Reach out to Grisel