Depression, Anxiety, Addiction

Online in Connecticut

8 years in practice

Ages served: 18-65+

Accepted insurance & self-pay

Elina accepts 26 insurers

Aetna

Aetna Medicare Advantage

Anthem

Cigna | Evernorth

Cigna | Evernorth - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Connecticut | BCBS

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Connecticut Medicare Advantage

Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

Compsych

Connecticare

Firefly Health Plan | Cigna PPO Network

First Health Network

HealthSpring | Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Advantage

JP Farley Corporation

Medicare CT

Multi Plan PHCS

Optum Serve

Oscar Health

Oxford Health Plans

Quest Behavioral Health

Railroad Medicare

UMR

United Healthcare | Optum

United Healthcare | Optum - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

United Healthcare | Optum Medicare Advantage

Uprise EAP

SELF-PAY COSTS

Out-of-pocket session costs for clients who don’t have insurance or aren’t covered by their insurance for mental health services.

$200

first session

$170

subsequent sessions

About Elina

Elina Flit is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who specializes in providing diagnostic assessments and counseling to adult clients with diverse concerns including substance use, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, emotional regulation, career, interpersonal challenges, and LGBTQ+ issues.

Elina completed her Master of Science (MS) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Southern Connecticut State University and is a National Certified Counselor (NCC). She is fluent in English and Russian.

Elina seeks to build an accepting and caring relationship with you. She will collaborate with you on ways to enhance your strengths and apply them toward creating positive and meaningful changes in your life. Elina will create a personalized treatment plan that meets your specific needs, utilizing strength-based, person-centered, cognitive behavioral, mindfulness-based, and dialectical behavioral approaches to therapy.

"Having experienced traumatic life changes, I’ve come to understand that within every crisis lies an opportunity to discover your strengths and create a meaningful and fulfilling life."

What clients say

These testimonials are from real clients who completed a satisfaction survey after their sessions and agreed to share their feedback. Results may vary.

Very easily accessible, great fit when it came to my specific provider.

A Thriveworks Client, verified client of Elina

I always feel as if my questions, concerns, and problems are taken seriously. When in my first session I brought up that I was interested in an ADHD assessment, a statement that ha....

A Thriveworks Client, verified client of Elina

Get to know Elina

What inspires you?

I’m inspired by people’s ability to overcome hardship, to thrive against all odds, to be true to who they are, and to be creative.

What can clients expect in their first session with you?

In their first session clients can expect to have my full attention, empathy, and acceptance of who they are as a person. We will work on setting realistic goals of what they would like to accomplish in therapy and explore concrete strategies for progressing toward these goals.

Other areas of focus

SpecialitiesDepression, Anxiety, Addiction, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Anger Management, Stress / Mental Stress / Work Stress, Relationships, Life Transition, Self Esteem, Men’s Issues, Coping Skills, Behavioral Issues, Divorce

ApproachesMindfulness-Based Therapy (MBCT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Any / Eclectic, Motivational Interviewing