Elsie Pulupuna, LCSW

Elsie Pulupuna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Utah who supports adolescents, teenagers, and families in strengthening relationships and reclaiming personal agency. With four years of experience, she centers her work on helping clients recognize how the quality of their relationships - both with others and with themselves - influences overall well-being. Elsie focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, and self-esteem, as well as related issues like attachment struggles, communication problems, control concerns, guilt and shame, isolation, panic attacks, and post-traumatic stress.

She creates a collaborative space where clients can safely examine the coping patterns that may have been useful in the past but now limit growth. Elsie aims to empower people and families to unlearn unhelpful habits, identify barriers, and build skills from within so they can move toward the life they want. She offers her time, attention, and clinical knowledge to guide each person through the early steps of healing, change, and renewed self‑trust.

Client-Centered approaches for online therapy and care

Elsie uses a client-centered approach that emphasizes empathy, active listening, and the client’s own goals. This method focuses on understanding each person’s unique experience and creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where adolescents and families can explore relationship patterns, self-worth, and responses to stress or trauma. It is particularly helpful for people working through anxiety, depression, trauma, or difficulties with self-esteem.

Client-centered work helps clients identify and unlearn coping strategies that once felt protective but now limit growth. Elsie collaborates with clients to clarify goals, try new ways of relating, and gradually build confidence. Choosing the right therapeutic style is part of the process - she will work together with each person to determine what feels most helpful based on individual needs, goals, and preferences.

Online therapy with Elsie is offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, connect from different locations within her service area, and continue steady progress even when in-person meetings are difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt client-centered methods effectively across these formats to support ongoing growth and healing.