Elizabeth Renteria

Practical, collaborative therapy for real-life challenges

LCSW California

Experience: 3 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English, Spanish

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Renteria is a licensed clinical social worker who connects with people seeking practical strategies for managing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and other life changes.

Background and approach

She brings a solution-oriented, client-centered outlook that prioritizes each person's strengths and cultural background while offering tools to improve day-to-day functioning and emotional well-being. Elizabeth holds LCSW licensure in both California and Oregon, and she draws on training in social work and counseling to shape her care.

Her work blends cognitive-based techniques with attachment-informed perspectives and mindful, strengths-focused practices to address concerns ranging from grief and relationship difficulties to parenting challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. With three years of professional experience, she has helped individuals and families navigate complex issues using collaborative, practical interventions.

Elizabeth aims to build a warm, cooperative therapeutic relationship that supports clients as they explore goals, develop coping skills, and pursue lasting change.

Approach and Accessibility in Online Therapy

Elizabeth integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside a client-centered stance to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and building practical skills to manage mood, anxiety, and stress, while Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and early bonds to improve current relationships and coping. A client-centered orientation keeps the work grounded in each person's values and goals, emphasizing empathy and collaboration.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; she collaborates with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Treatment planning typically blends strategies so clients learn immediate coping tools while also addressing deeper relational or developmental themes over time.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats allow clients to fit therapy into busy schedules, continue work while managing caregiving or travel, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for them.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Elizabeth commonly address?

Her practice covers stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, addictions, relationship and family problems, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related areas such as abandonment and attachment problems.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses a client-centered, strengths-based approach with practical, cognitive-based techniques and culturally relevant practices to help clients develop coping skills and problem-solving strategies.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has three years of professional experience working with individuals and families across a range of concerns, combining social work and counseling training in her practice.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She is an LCSW licensed in Oregon (OR LCSW L5306) and California (CA LCSW 22752) and practices with a California location listed.

In which languages can clients work with her?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish to accommodate speakers of either language.

What session formats does she provide?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different communication preferences and schedules.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse GriefParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

California, Oregon

Languages

English, Spanish