Elisandra Lopes, LMHC

Elisandra Lopes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Massachusetts with five years of professional experience. She speaks English and Portuguese and focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life transitions. She frames therapy as a respectful, compassionate collaboration tailored to each person's needs.

Her approach is practical and conversational. Sessions are shaped around what matters most to the client. Elisandra adapts her style so people can bring everyday concerns and startable goals to each meeting.

Elisandra uses tools from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and solution-focused methods. She draws on these approaches to help people notice patterns in their thoughts and habits, test new ways of responding, and build small routines that make daily life easier.

She also supports people facing aging or caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, communication problems, and challenges like isolation or financial strain. She works with issues related to obsessive thoughts, panic, post-traumatic stress, guilt, and self-harm by focusing on concrete steps and coping skills.

Elisandra aims to make the first steps straightforward. She invites clients to describe what feels hard, and then she helps set clear, manageable objectives. Her sessions emphasize listening, practical strategies, and steady progress over time.

How her approaches fit into online work

Elisandra draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to shape sessions that focus on thinking patterns and daily habits. Client-centered therapy means she listens without judgment and follows the client’s priorities, helping people feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioral therapy examines connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and supports practical experiments to change unhelpful routines.

She treats the choice of approach as a collaborative decision. Early sessions are used to learn about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together the client and therapist decide which ideas to try and adjust them over time based on what feels helpful.

If you plan to try online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking. The benefits of remote sessions can include easier scheduling, saving travel time, and fitting shorter check-ins into a busy day. Some formats may work better for quieter conversations while others suit a brief progress review, so discussing options with the therapist helps pick the best fit for everyday life.