About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Renteria is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people cope with anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and provides straightforward, practical support. Her style aims to be warm and collaborative so clients feel heard and understood.
She draws on client-centered practices that focus on the person’s strengths and daily needs. Elizabeth also uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and DBT skills to manage intense emotions and stress.
Background and approach
Attachment-based ideas inform how she and a client talk about relationships and patterns that repeat over time. Elizabeth holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Washington and a Master’s in Counseling from the University of La Verne. She holds an Oregon LCSW license (OR LCSW L5306) and a California LCSW license (CA LCSW 22752).
Her background includes three years working with individuals facing trauma, addiction, parenting strain, and caregiver stress. Sessions focus on practical steps a person can try between meetings. Work might include setting small goals, practicing emotion regulation skills, and changing unhelpful thoughts that feed anxiety or low mood.
Conversations also address cultural background and life context when relevant. Elizabeth aims to tailor the pace and tools to each person’s needs. She encourages honest, direct discussion about what is working and what needs adjustment.
If a client wants a collaborative, skill-based approach delivered with empathy, she can offer that direction.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and working at the client’s pace, helping people name their goals and decide what to try next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and patterns, with hands-on exercises to reduce anxiety or depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving coping during stressful moments.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Elizabeth will talk with the person about their goals, daily routines, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try approaches that match those needs and adjust as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video works well for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone can be a lower-bandwidth option or fit into a short break. Live chat and messaging allow brief check-ins, skill reminders, and written reflections between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- 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