About Etta
Etta "Serena" Faison is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and low self-esteem. She focuses on practical steps that build confidence and motivation. She frames the client as the expert in their own life and works alongside them to find what helps.
Serena keeps sessions straightforward and respectful. She listens first, and then offers tools selected from approaches like cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to turn small insights into everyday changes that reduce worry and lift mood. Her style centers on collaboration and clear goals. She encourages clients to name what matters and to try specific, doable steps toward those priorities.
The work can include examining unhelpful thoughts, practicing present-moment awareness, and clarifying values that guide decisions. Over 14 years she has supported people with relationship strain, grief, trauma, addiction concerns, sleep and eating difficulties, and challenges around caregiving or chronic illness. She also addresses intimacy, body image, and career stress among other life pressures.
Serena offers sessions that match each person’s needs and pace. People considering therapy can expect steady guidance, practical strategies, and attention to the strengths they already have.
Approaches that fit into everyday life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take steps toward those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It often helps with anxiety, life transitions, and motivation by focusing on meaningful action rather than trying to eliminate feelings first. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and gives clear skills to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and self-esteem work. Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and simple practices people can use daily to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which can help with stress, anger, and worry.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals, comfort level, and day-to-day life. That means trying tools, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when schedules permit, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or a camera is not practical, and live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options offer flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, or health needs while getting consistent therapeutic support.
Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
Which languages are supported for sessions?
What session formats are available for online work?
How does pricing and payment work?
How do I begin working with this therapist?
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.