Works with
How Elena works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida, Georgia, Tennessee
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Elena
Dr. Elena Felipe-Valera helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, anger, grief, or life changes. She supports clients struggling with trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
She also works with people navigating issues tied to sexuality, LGBT matters, and self-esteem. She keeps the work practical and focused. Sessions aim to identify small steps that make daily life easier.
She listens first, then helps people find tools and strategies that fit their situation.
Background and approach
Elena brings 23 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker. She holds LCSW credentials in Tennessee and Florida and practices out of Georgia. Her background includes work with first responders and healthcare workers facing burnout and post-traumatic stress.
Her approach blends client-centered work with trauma-focused methods and narrative techniques. She uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing alongside solution-focused ideas to help people process difficult memories and move toward goals. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Elena also integrates elements of coaching to support life direction, career decisions, and purpose-finding. She aims to create a collaborative space where people can regain a sense of control and confidence.
What Elena works with
Everything Elena lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Elena's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Elena lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches for online healing and trauma work
Dr. Elena Felipe-Valera uses client-centered and trauma-focused approaches to guide online work. Client-centered Therapy centers the person's own goals and pace, helping them feel heard and understood while choosing practical steps forward. Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on processing traumatic experiences and relieving the symptoms that get in the way of daily life, often by breaking big problems into manageable parts.She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, which helps some people reduce the emotional intensity of traumatic memories through structured processing. These methods are chosen based on each person's needs, goals, and comfort level. The therapist works together with clients to decide which approach or combination fits best and adjusts as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and EMDR-style work when appropriate. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging offer shorter check-ins and a way to stay connected between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules while keeping the focus on progress and practical change.
Questions people ask about Elena
What concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, career challenges, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens closely, then works with clients to set small, achievable steps and coping strategies.
What is her professional background?
She has 23 years of experience and a history of supporting healthcare workers and first responders with burnout and post-traumatic stress.
What credentials and location does she have?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with LCSW credentials in Tennessee and Florida and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients as well.
What session formats are available?
She works through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist specifics; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.