Nina Elalouf, LCSW
Therapist, Columbus Park
I work with adults and adolescents struggling with eating disorders, body image, and the deeper relational patterns that keep them stuck. My approach is active, thoughtful, and integrative, combining practical tools with deeper work around identity, relationships, and emotional experience.
Specialties: Eating disorders, body image, perinatal mental health, relationships and intimacy
Personal Pronouns: She/Her
How I work
✓ Active, structured sessions focused on real change, not just insight
✓ Integrative approach drawing from CBT, relational, DBT, somatic, and IFS-informed work
✓ Focus on the emotional and relational patterns that sustain symptoms
✓ Attention to identity, sexuality, and life transitions that impact recovery
✓ Collaborative and adaptive, adjusting the approach based on what is actually working
We’re a good fit if…
✓ You feel stuck in patterns around food or body image
✓ Your relationship with food, body, or identity is taking up too much space
✓ You want both practical strategies and deeper understanding
✓ You’re looking for deeper, lasting change, not just symptom relief
✓ You are navigating life transitions such as pregnancy, postpartum, or shifts in relationships
About me
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience working with women across the lifespan. I earned my Master’s degree in Social Work from Columbia University and graduated with high honors in Women’s Studies from Colgate University.
I have extensive experience treating eating disorders in outpatient settings and work from the understanding that symptoms rarely exist in isolation. My work focuses on the emotional, relational, and identity-based factors that often sustain disordered eating, body image distress, and difficulties with sexuality and intimacy.
I am certified in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International, with advanced training in how hormonal shifts and major life transitions affect mood, identity, relationships, and emotional regulation.
At Columbus Park, I completed the Eating Disorder Treatment Practitioner Training Program and advanced training at the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia, as well as a year-long program in Human Sexuality at NYU Langone Psychiatry Associates. I am also Gottman trained and integrate relationship-focused interventions when eating disorders are embedded in couple dynamics, family systems, or changes in intimacy.
While I value my training, I believe connection, authenticity, and lived experience are central to healing. I bring warmth, curiosity, and thoughtfulness to my work, creating a space where patients feel understood and supported as they move toward meaningful change.