Eileen Banados, LCSW

Licensed in California · 16 years in practice

Eileen Banados is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 86740 · expires November 2026
LCSW-C, Maryland: 31307 · expires October 2026
LCSW, Nevada: 5357-C · expires November 2026
NPI: 1376796151 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 16
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check any license with the state board and any NPI with the national registry.

About Eileen

Eileen Banados is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience. She provides calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Eileen focuses on practical steps to help clients feel more in control and more able to cope with life changes.

She creates a space where people can speak honestly about their feelings without judgment. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at understanding what matters most to the client.

Background and approach

Eileen helps identify patterns that make daily life harder and works with each person on simple, realistic strategies to change them. Her work often addresses relationship strain, the fallout from divorce or separation, and the heavy emotions of guilt and shame. She also supports people dealing with panic attacks, social anxiety, and post-traumatic stress.

Sessions focus on skills that can be used right away and on small steps toward relief. Eileen holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and practices in Maryland. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth.

She guides clients through decisions about goals and next steps while respecting their pace. People who choose her can expect a steady partner for the work of change. Eileen aims to help clients build tools for managing hard moments and to regain a sense of forward motion in their lives.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Eileen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Online support

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Many clients benefit from clear, evidence-based techniques that focus on skills and real-life habits. One approach emphasizes building coping skills for anxiety and panic - it teaches breathing and grounding techniques, and gradual steps for facing feared situations to reduce avoidance. Another common approach focuses on processing trauma and post-traumatic stress by helping people tell their story in controlled ways and learn tools to manage distressing memories and reactions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adjusts plans over time and tries different strategies until the client and therapist find what helps most.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes regular work easier to fit into busy lives. Video lets people use visual cues and have deeper conversations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messages work well for brief updates, between-session support, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options offer flexibility and help clients keep therapy consistent around other commitments.

We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.

Questions people ask

What concerns does Eileen commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and problems in relationships. She also focuses on divorce and separation, guilt and shame, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety.

What is her therapy style like?

Sessions are practical and straightforward. She builds an open, nonjudgmental space and works on clear steps and coping strategies clients can try between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 16 years of professional work experience supporting people through stress, trauma, anxiety, depression, and life changes.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the LCSW credential and practices in Maryland. She is licensed in California, Nevada, and Maryland as an LCSW.

Which languages are used in 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 to fit different needs and schedules.

How are costs and billing handled?

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 her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Is this your profile?

Ask us to correct details or take the page down.