Elyse Daignault

Elyse Daignault, LICSW, is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Massachusetts with 24 years of direct experience. Her work spans a broad range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, self esteem and mood disorders, addictions, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also addresses sleep and eating problems, parenting and career transitions, and challenges related to intimacy and bipolar disorder.

Elyse describes a stress-focused approach that blends practical interventions with candid, grounded conversation. She mixes humor with deeper work and does not always adhere strictly to a single manualized method. Over the years she has worked with people presenting complex and high-risk histories, including personality disorders, a history of cutting self, and numerous suicidal attempts, and she has supported many LGBT clients.

Her clinical toolkit includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. Those methods are applied to issues such as post-traumatic stress, obsessive and compulsive concerns, panic, mood regulation, abandonment and blended family dynamics, fertility-related and body image issues, and other life changes.