Eliza Mendoza, LCSW
Straightforward support for strong emotions and change
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
How Eliza works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Eliza
Eliza Mendoza is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage strong emotions and stressful life changes. She focuses on practical next steps for issues like anxiety, depression, anger, and relationship strain. Her style is straightforward and supportive, aimed at people who want clear tools and steady support.
In sessions she listens first and then helps clients find small, usable changes. That might include building routines for better sleep, practicing communication skills, or learning ways to calm intense anger.
Background and approach
She uses evidence-based strategies alongside mindfulness to keep work grounded and usable in daily life. Eliza often supports people dealing with caregiving strain, grief, addiction concerns, and the stress of chronic illness. She also helps those facing self-esteem struggles, career transitions, and the emotional fallout from abandonment or commitment issues.
Her experience includes work with LGBT clients and people from a range of cultural and faith backgrounds. Her approach blends client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. That mix lets her tailor sessions to what each person needs most, whether skills practice, problem solving, or exploring life meaning.
Eliza practices from Texas and speaks English. She aims to help people build coping skills that fit their daily life and to support steady progress over time.
What Eliza works with
Everything Eliza lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Eliza's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
Approaches Eliza lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness 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.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions help
Eliza often blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the person's lead so they feel heard and respected. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors together and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy techniques when intense emotions are present. DBT methods teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that help people manage strong feelings and improve communication.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Eliza will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. That means trying skills in session, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skills practice, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text can be useful for shorter check-ins or regular support between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let people continue therapy when life is busy or travel makes in-person visits difficult.
Questions people ask about Eliza
What kinds of concerns can Eliza help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and family issues, grief, addictions, sleep problems, parenting strain, self-esteem, career changes, compassion fatigue, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT and DBT, plus mindfulness and solution-focused strategies to help people make usable changes.
How much experience does she have?
Eliza has 20 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges in Texas.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats does she use?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.