About Elliott
Elliott Lugo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with 17 years of experience in mental health counseling. He has worked across diverse settings helping people manage challenges such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, substance use, relationship and parenting difficulties, and finding renewed purpose.
Background and approach
Elliott draws on his clinical training to help clients identify the barriers that keep them from moving forward and to translate complex issues into practical steps toward improvement. His approach centers on listening carefully and breaking problems into understandable parts so clients can see which thoughts, behaviors, or skill gaps are maintaining their struggles.
Elliott blends evidence-based strategies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy with attachment-informed perspectives and mindfulness techniques to tailor treatment to the person in front of him. He prioritizes respectful, nonjudgmental collaboration and encourages open communication about fit so clients can choose a therapeutic relationship that feels right for them.
Approaches for Online Healing and Skill Building
Attachment-based work focuses on how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and expectations; this approach can help people understand connection, trust, and patterns that affect close relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, using practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and build healthier coping strategies for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and acceptance skills that support emotional regulation and reduce reactivity in daily life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Elliott will work with clients to explore their goals, preferences, and life circumstances and then tailor interventions from these methods to find what fits best for each person. Flexibility and ongoing discussion about techniques are built into the work so adjustments can be made as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers practical options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain consistent sessions, practice skills between appointments, and receive support from licensed professionals without rearranging an entire day of commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English