About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Renteria is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in California who focuses on anxiety and related concerns. She uses straightforward, solution-oriented work to help people manage stress and overwhelming feelings. Elizabeth speaks English and Spanish and aims to make sessions understandable and useful from the first meeting.
She brings three years of clinical experience and training in social work and counseling. In sessions she emphasizes a client-centered stance - listening closely, honoring cultural background, and building on a person's existing strengths.
Background and approach
That means practical steps you can try between meetings and a focus on what helps you feel steadier day to day. Elizabeth draws on approaches such as attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, and dialectical behavior strategies to address symptoms like anxiety, depression, trauma reactions, and difficulties with self-esteem. She also supports people handling grief, caregiver stress, addiction concerns, and major life changes.
Her work is aimed at clear goals, skill practice, and steady progress. Sessions may include working on communication patterns, coping tools for panic or worry, and planning for changes at home or work. She values a warm, collaborative relationship where clients guide priorities and she offers tools and feedback.
Many people find this mix useful for reducing distress and improving daily routines. To begin, Elizabeth asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions. The process is practical and paced to each person’s needs.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Elizabeth often uses attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral strategies in sessions. Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current needs and ways of connecting, which can help with relationship patterns and feelings of abandonment. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and teaches practical exercises to reduce anxiety and improve mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust techniques as needed. The process is collaborative so clients can weigh what fits their style and life circumstances.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let you see and hear the therapist for more interactive skill practice. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a shorter break during the day. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, homework feedback, or coaching when a full session isnt possible. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- California, Oregon
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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