About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Serens is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Virginia who helps people facing addiction, identity questions, low self-esteem, and big life changes. She aims to make therapy a calm, accepting place where clients can speak honestly and begin to feel steadier. Elizabeth keeps language plain and conversations direct so people can focus on practical next steps.
With 16 years of experience, she draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions.
Background and approach
She looks for each person's strengths and builds simple coping skills for stress, cravings, shame, and isolation. Sessions often center on improving communication, managing impulsivity, and finding clearer personal direction. Elizabeth supports people navigating LGBT issues and those working through drug and alcohol addiction without judgment.
She also helps people dealing with compassion fatigue and caregiver stress by creating plans to reduce overwhelm and protect emotional energy. The aim is to restore a sense of balance, not to rush change. Therapy with Elizabeth tends to be collaborative.
She listens first, then suggests practical tools clients can try between sessions. Progress is tracked in small, achievable steps so change feels realistic and manageable. People who prefer direct guidance and plain talk may find this approach comfortable.
Elizabeth offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication styles.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Elizabeth uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide work on addiction, identity, and coping. One common approach focuses on building practical coping skills for cravings, impulsivity, and stress; it teaches concrete steps people can use when they feel triggered. Another approach centers on strengthening self-esteem and communication; it helps people notice unhelpful patterns, practice different responses, and improve interactions with others.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist listens to goals and preferences, then suggests methods to try. Clients and therapist check in together about what helps, and the plan is adjusted as needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth sessions that benefit from face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send shorter updates, try quick coping strategies between sessions, or fit therapy into a busy day. These options help people keep therapy consistent while fitting work, caregiving, or other commitments into their schedules.
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What this counselor works with
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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
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English