- Client-Centered approach
- Motivational Interviewing
- System-focused thinking
About Ada
Ada Moritz-Chapelliquen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with five years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, anger, and coping with life changes.
She has worked in foster care, homeless shelters, and a psychiatric hospital setting. That background means she has helped people with a wide range of concerns, including mood and trauma-related difficulties and severe mental health conditions encountered in those settings.
Ada uses a client-centered approach that keeps the person's own goals and perspective at the center of sessions. She draws on systems thinking to consider how family, community, and service systems affect behavior and feelings. Sessions focus on practical problem solving, noticing patterns, and building skills to handle tense moments and recurring resentments.
When anger shows up as sudden outbursts, simmering resentment, or everyday frustration at work and home, she helps people name triggers and try different responses. Motivational Interviewing is used to clarify what someone wants to change and to support small steps toward that change. Conversations are direct and collaborative rather than prescriptive.
Her prior roles involved working with youth, adults, and older adults across institutional and community settings. That experience informs a pragmatic style that balances short-term goals and longer-term coping. Ada offers sessions in English and practices in New York.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting the person's priorities back to them. It helps when someone wants a therapist to follow their lead, clarify goals, and build momentum on issues like anger, relationship strain, or life transitions. Motivational Interviewing is a practical way to resolve mixed feelings about change. It uses simple conversation techniques to strengthen a person's own reasons for trying something different and to plan small steps forward.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Ada will collaborate with each person to identify which methods suit their goals, whether the focus is reducing sudden outbursts, lowering day-to-day frustration, or addressing long-standing resentment. That choice is reviewed as progress is made and priorities shift.
The practical benefits of remote sessions include easier scheduling and fitting therapy into a busy day. Online work can make it simpler to have shorter check-ins or to meet during a lunch break when travel would be difficult. Because session formats are not listed here, confirm the current session options before booking so you know how sessions are conducted. Licensed professionals can adapt client-centered conversations and Motivational Interviewing to an online setting, helping people practice new responses and track small changes over time.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger-related problems does she work with?
She works with sudden anger, simmering resentment, frustration at work, and anger connected to relationship and family strain.
How does she approach sessions?
Her style is client-centered with an emphasis on systems thinking; sessions focus on practical steps, identifying triggers, and testing new responses.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience working in foster care, homeless shelters, and a psychiatric hospital setting.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.