About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Sarinana is a California licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. She focuses on building confidence, improving self-esteem, and finding direction when life feels stuck. Elizabeth meets people where they are and treats them with patience and respect.
She believes clients know their own stories and brings a practical, strengths-based approach to sessions. Elizabeth listens closely to what matters most and helps identify small, doable steps toward change.
How Elizabeth works
Conversations are aimed at understanding patterns and trying out new ways of relating and coping. Over her career she has supported people working through abandonment and attachment issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and complicated feelings like guilt and shame. She also helps with isolation, finding life purpose, money and financial stress, mood disorders, and topics specific to women.
Her background gives her a wide view of life transitions and emotional challenges. Elizabeth offers therapy in English and Spanish and works with clients across California. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and focuses on practical tools clients can use between sessions.
The aim is clearer thinking, steadier moods, and stronger self-compassion. Starting therapy is often a brave step and she acknowledges that. Elizabeth encourages people to take things at their own pace while working toward goals like better communication, healthier routines, and renewed self-worth.
What Elizabeth works with
The areas below are the ones Elizabeth selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Evidence-based options for online therapy
Elizabeth uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new, balanced thoughts to reduce anxiety and low mood; this helps people notice patterns and try different responses. Another approach targets attachment and relationship patterns by exploring how early connections shape current reactions and communication; this helps when trust, abandonment, or close relationships feel difficult.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying a technique for a few weeks and adjusting as progress and comfort are assessed.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper dialogue. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging can suit short check-ins, brainstorming, or when someone needs to write out thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to stay engaged between meetings.
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