Julissa Aquan, LCSW
New York · 11 years in practice
Julissa Aquan is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York with 11 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, New York
- 091610 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1558003384 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Julissa
Julissa Aquan is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York with 11 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people facing relationship challenges, grief, mood concerns, and major life changes. Her tone is warm and collaborative, and she aims to help clients feel seen and understood.
Julissa draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how emotions shape connections and interactions. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice patterns, make values-based choices, and change unhelpful thinking.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and grounded in everyday concerns rather than jargon. Her work emphasizes cultural context and how identity and experience influence emotional life. Julissa pays attention to background, beliefs, and the stressors that affect daily functioning.
She supports people working through trauma, stress, addiction-related struggles, body image and eating concerns, and caregiving strain. Julissa helps clients build coping skills for anxiety, sleep and appetite disruption, anger, and attention-related challenges. She also addresses issues around intimacy, attachment, and communication.
The overall aim is to increase resilience and restore a more balanced sense of wellbeing. People who choose Julissa can expect a respectful, steady presence and a focus on concrete steps. She partners with clients to set goals, try new strategies, and track progress over time.
The process is collaborative and tailored to each person’s needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Julissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Julissa names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Julissa’s Approaches Work Online
Julissa uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and work with their emotions in relationships and personal life; this approach focuses on identifying core feelings and changing unhelpful interaction patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to clarify values, accept difficult thoughts or feelings, and take meaningful action despite discomfort. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current closeness and trust, and it helps people build more supported ways of relating.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Julissa will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring, and then suggest methods to try together. She adjusts the plan as work progresses so the focus stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more accessible. Video calls let people work face-to-face when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, coaching-style support, or fitting therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Julissa address?
She works with relationship issues, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, stress, and life changes, plus concerns like eating, sleeping, parenting, addiction, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and collaborative, combining emotionally focused work with practical strategies from acceptance and commitment and cognitive behavioral approaches.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Julissa holds a LCSW and brings 11 years of clinical experience supporting people through emotional distress and major life transitions.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices in New York and holds a New York LCSW license.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Julissa provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
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