Damara Israel, LCSW, LISW-CP
Licensed in South Carolina · 12 years in practice
Damara Israel is a licensed clinical social worker offering therapy in New York.
License and registration
- LISW-CP, South Carolina
- 15033 · expires December 2026
- LCSW, New York
- 089400 · expires August 2028
- LCSW, Texas
- 114708 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1619370533 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
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About Damara
Damara Israel is a licensed clinical social worker offering therapy in New York. She brings 12 years of experience helping people through major life changes, career shifts, grief, and struggles with addiction and anger. Her work focuses on practical steps that clients can use between sessions.
She listens for what matters most and helps people set small, achievable goals. Sessions often include skill practice for managing impulses, reducing overwhelming emotions, and improving communication at work and at home.
Background and approach
She also addresses feelings like shame, isolation, and emptiness with straightforward strategies. Her background includes supporting people facing midlife transitions, concerns about body image, caregiving and aging issues, and career pressures. She uses a trauma-aware and culturally responsive outlook to honor each person’s story while keeping conversations grounded and goal-oriented.
Damara blends talk and action in sessions. That may mean identifying unhelpful thought patterns, learning emotion regulation techniques, or using motivational interviewing to clarify values and next steps. She aims to help people find clearer direction and more reliable ways to cope.
People who reach out can expect calm, direct support and concrete tools. The clinician helps craft plans that fit clients’ daily lives and priorities. Her style is practical but empathetic, with attention to both feelings and real-world challenges.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Damara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Damara names
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
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Online support
How online approaches and methods can help
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions influence one another. It helps people identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and handle stress. DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication - useful for strong emotions, impulsivity, and relationship strain.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls suit deeper conversations and skills practice with visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging work for shorter updates, coaching-style guidance, and maintaining progress between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum over time.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with addictions, grief, anger, career problems, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes, along with many related issues such as body image, isolation, and midlife crisis.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Therapy combines practical skills and goal setting with empathetic listening. Sessions focus on manageable steps, emotion regulation, and clearer communication.
What is the clinician's background and experience?
The therapist has 12 years of clinical experience working with adults on personal and career transitions and emotional challenges.
What credentials and location are listed for this clinician?
She holds LCSW and LISW-CP credentials and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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