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AM Portrait of Ada Moritz-Chapelliquen
Online therapist

Ada Moritz-Chapelliquen

Supportive therapy for parents and families

Credentials
LCSW
Experience
5 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Ada

Ada Moritz-Chapelliquen is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on family and parenting concerns among other issues. She keeps sessions warm and straightforward so parents can talk about what’s hard right now. Ada listens first and helps people decide small, practical steps they can try between visits.

She uses a client-centered approach, which means she follows each person’s priorities and works at their pace. Motivational interviewing is another tool she uses to help people find their own reasons for change and build motivation.

Background and approach

Sessions are conversational and collaborative rather than lecture-style. Her clinical experience spans five years in New York. Ada has worked in foster care settings, homeless shelters, and a psychiatric hospital.

That variety shaped how she thinks about family dynamics and stress in everyday life. Typical concerns she supports include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and coping with life changes. She aims to translate therapy ideas into actions that fit a family’s routines and needs.

The practice style is respectful and direct. Ada invites parents to try small experiments between sessions and to bring what’s happening at home into therapy. She emphasizes collaboration and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

How Ada’s Approaches Work Online

Ada uses client-centered therapy to follow each person’s priorities, listen closely, and shape sessions around real-life concerns. This approach helps when parents want a therapist who adapts to their goals and routines.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find and strengthen their own reasons for change. That method is useful for making gradual shifts in behavior, like new parenting strategies or coping habits.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ada will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and then together they decide which methods to try. Adjustments are made as needed so the work fits the family’s pace.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy households. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text messaging supports short check-ins or follow-ups between meetings. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care while managing schedules and daily demands.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Ada address?
Ada works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach is client-centered and collaborative, with Motivational Interviewing used to build motivation for change. Sessions focus on listening first and developing practical next steps.
What is Ada's professional background?
She has five years of experience working in foster care, homeless shelters, and a psychiatric hospital, which informed her approach to family and system-level concerns.
Where is Ada licensed and practicing?
She is a licensed clinical social worker in New York, listed as NY LCSW 092645.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do billing and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
5 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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