About Elizaveta
Elizaveta (Liza) Patchen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who focuses on anxiety and related concerns. She brings a calm, practical style to sessions and aims to help people regain a sense of purpose and direction in life. She uses approaches that emphasize the person's needs and goals.
Liza draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, trauma-focused work, and client-centered care to help people manage symptoms and build coping skills.
Background and approach
Her background includes nine years of clinical work since 2014. She has experience offering inpatient and outpatient services, working with people facing addiction, serious mental illness, grief, and the effects of trauma. She has also provided care for older adults in inpatient settings.
Liza earned a bachelor’s degree in Culture and Arts in 2009 and completed a Master’s Degree in Social Work in 2014. She holds FL LCSW licensure and conducts sessions in English and Russian. In sessions she emphasizes finding or redefining purpose, and practical ways to handle everyday stressors.
People can expect direct strategies to manage anxiety, attention and focus challenges, sleep problems, and patterns that get in the way of daily life. She offers a range of formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Those interested begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits their needs.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the persons goals and priorities. It gives space to talk through what matters, and the therapist follows the clients lead to build insight and practical next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It offers clear, hands-on exercises to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which can help when feelings feel intense or overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That may mean trying a few techniques, tracking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video works well for in-depth sessions where reading facial cues helps. Phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and text messaging can support quick check-ins, skills practice, or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy or changing schedules while using the approaches described above to address anxiety, trauma, and related concerns.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Russian
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