Elizabeth Renteria , LCSW

Elizabeth Renteria is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in both California and Oregon. She holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and completed a Master of Social Work at the University of Washington in Seattle as well as a Master of Counseling from the University of La Verne.

She has experience working with individuals and families across a range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, trauma, and other life stressors. Her practice emphasizes a client-centered approach that favors practical, solution-focused work. She integrates strengths-based and culturally relevant methods with cognitive-based therapies to tailor treatment to each person’s needs.

Elizabeth prioritizes a warm, collaborative therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change. She aims to help clients cultivate well-being and improve daily functioning through a respectful, goal-oriented process, and she welcomes the opportunity to discuss paths toward healing and growth with prospective clients.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client's own goals and resources. This approach focuses on empathy, active listening, and collaboration so clients can explore values, identify practical steps, and build confidence in addressing life stressors and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured, skills-oriented approach that helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and shift behaviors. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and coping with everyday challenges by teaching concrete strategies to manage symptoms and improve functioning.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current emotional responses and interpersonal dynamics. It can be useful for addressing attachment issues, commitment and communication difficulties, and patterns that affect family and romantic relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Elizabeth works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they adapt techniques over time to support progress.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access licensed professionals from different locations while working toward meaningful change.