- Client-centered care
- Practical coping tools
- English and Spanish
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Renteria is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and major life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make sessions straightforward and useful. Her style emphasizes practical steps people can use between meetings to feel steadier and more able to cope.
She draws on client-centered work that starts with what matters most to each person. Elizabeth blends strength-based ideas and culturally relevant ways of working with cognitive approaches to help change unhelpful thinking and build new habits. She focuses on day-to-day tools that reduce overwhelm and support clearer choices.
Elizabeth has three years of clinical experience and has worked with concerns such as depression, addictions, ADHD, parenting stress, relationship problems, and compassion fatigue. She also helps people affected by attachment challenges, abandonment, family-of-origin issues, immigration-related strain, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. Her practice includes attention to grief, forgiveness, guilt, and career-related stress.
In sessions she aims for a warm, collaborative tone. Conversations move at the client’s pace and emphasize practical skills, real-life problem solving, and exploring personal values. Clients who want help making manageable changes and handling immediate stressors tend to find this approach useful.
To begin, Elizabeth asks about priorities and works together to set achievable goals. She encourages small steps that add up to steady improvement and supports clients as they try new ways of coping.
How her approaches translate to online care
Elizabeth uses client-centered work that focuses on the person’s goals and values, creating space for honest conversation and practical planning. This approach helps when you need straightforward support for stress, relationships, parenting, or coping with life changes.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings interact. CBT emphasizes specific skills and short exercises that can be practiced between sessions to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful patterns.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Elizabeth will talk with each person about goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. Together you can adjust the plan if something is not fitting or if life circumstances change.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins, or avoid travel time. It also lets people use tools and exercises from home while applying them to real-life situations under a therapist’s guidance.
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Experience
3+ years
Credentials
California, Oregon
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addictions, parenting strain, relationship and family issues, ADHD, and coping with life changes including disasters.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is client-centered and collaborative, focusing on practical steps and tools. She combines strength-based and cognitive approaches to address thoughts, feelings, and daily habits.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She holds social work and counseling master’s degrees and has three years of clinical experience supporting individuals with a range of life stressors.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and depending on therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.