About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Renteria is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California who aims to help people handle stress, anxiety, grief, and everyday overwhelm. She speaks English and Spanish and focuses on practical, straightforward support that fits into busy lives. Her style is warm and collaborative to make it easier for someone to talk about hard things.
Renteria draws on a mix of approaches to tailor sessions to each person.
Background and approach
She uses client-centered work to follow what matters most to the client and cognitive-behavioral tools to break unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also brings attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships and connection influence current struggles. Her background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Washington and a Master in Counseling from the University of La Verne.
She holds LCSW credentials in both California and Oregon and has three years of clinical experience doing direct care. That experience includes supporting people with trauma, depression, addiction concerns, and ADHD among other issues. In sessions she focuses on practical steps, skills training, and conversational exploration.
People can expect goal-oriented work alongside attention to personal strengths and cultural context. The aim is to find strategies that can be used between meetings to make daily life more manageable. To start, she asks for a short matching questionnaire and then you schedule a time that works.
Sessions are offered through phone, video, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How her approaches translate to online care
Elizabeth blends client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to keep online sessions focused and practical. Client-centered therapy means conversations follow what matters most to the person, helping them set goals and priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying thought and behavior patterns and practicing alternative skills to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That way sessions can shift between supportive listening, problem-solving, and skills practice as required.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for teaching skills and doing deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging can work for brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options help therapy fit around work, caregiving, and other daily demands.
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What this therapist works with
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- 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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