About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Serens is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Virginia who helps people facing addiction, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She creates an affirming space for people exploring identity, relationships, and burnout. Her style is warm and straightforward, focused on practical steps clients can use between sessions.
She draws on 16 years of clinical experience to tailor support to each person's needs. That work often includes building coping skills, improving communication, and reducing feelings of isolation.
How Elizabeth works
She helps people who are experiencing compassion fatigue and those navigating LGBT-related concerns. Elizabeth pays attention to strengths first, then to small, doable changes that add up. Sessions cover real-world strategies for impulse control, managing guilt and shame, and addressing drug and alcohol addiction.
She also supports people dealing with obsessive thoughts, compulsions, or disruptive mood concerns such as Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). Her practice includes work on caregiver stress, commitment and control issues, and the search for life purpose. She helps people talk through forgiveness, emptiness, and feelings of isolation.
Elizabeth is comfortable discussing non-monogamous relationship arrangements and polyamory when that is relevant. People can expect collaborative, evidence-informed care that centers goals and daily functioning. Her sessions aim to leave clients with clearer steps, less overwhelm, and stronger skills to handle stress and setbacks.
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.
Also listed
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online access
Elizabeth uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in clear, practical ways. One common approach focuses on building coping skills and behavioral strategies to manage cravings, impulsivity, and mood swings; this helps people stay safer and feel more in control day to day. Another approach targets intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors by teaching structured routines and exposure-style practices to reduce avoidance and repetitive actions.Finding the right method is part of the work. Elizabeth collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, strengths, and preferences. Together they check what helps, adjust the plan, and add tools that fit the client's life and challenges.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more accessible. Video calls support in-depth conversations and visual connection, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quicker check-ins, and text messaging works for brief updates or ongoing support between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and stay consistent with treatment.
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