Elizabeth Sarinana , LCSW

Elizabeth Sarinana is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 16 years of professional experience supporting adults through stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, and low self-esteem. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people regain motivation, build confidence, and navigate life transitions while attending to issues such as attachment concerns, abandonment, communication problems, and the emotional fallout of separation or divorce.

Elizabeth approaches each person as the expert of their own story and focuses on identifying existing strengths that can be used to meet difficult challenges. She offers compassionate guidance around forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, questions of life purpose, and financial or mood-related stressors, helping clients explore self-love and women's issues in a practical, goal-oriented way.

Fluent in English and Spanish, Elizabeth emphasizes collaboration and respect for each client s goals and preferences. She acknowledges that beginning therapy can take courage and affirms the decision to seek support while working with individuals to build sustainable skills and greater emotional resilience.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Elizabeth uses strengths-based work that helps clients identify and build on existing resources and abilities to address stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and motivation challenges. This approach emphasizes practical tools and personal assets that support recovery and growth.

She also offers attachment-informed work that explores patterns in relationships, addressing abandonment concerns, communication problems, and difficulties after separation or divorce. This perspective helps clients understand relational patterns and develop healthier connections.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Elizabeth collaborates with each person to determine which techniques best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods as progress is made.

Online therapy with Elizabeth is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules, different comfort levels with technology, and varied geographic locations. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.