Psychotherapy Services for Individuals and Couples, Adults and Adolescents
Practicing at Blue Oak Therapy Center, Rising Relationship Center and Online
call/txt (415) 895-0934 – elizal@blueoaktherapycenter.org
HELLO AND WELCOME
I’m a warm, compassionate and down-to-earth therapist. I work relationally, drawing upon psychodynamic, existential and emotion-focused therapies. Through our therapeutic relationship, we will create a space where you feel seen, heard and comfortable to explore and express your authentic self.
Whether you’ve been in therapy before or it’s your first time, it’s hard to be vulnerable and to give voice to that which brings us discomfort, pain or shame. And, therapy can be incredibly rewarding. Creating meaning out of our experiences is a powerful and transformative process, one I am honored to walk through with my clients.
I work with adults, teens, LGBTQIA+ folx and couples on issues like, but not limited to:
- Relationships
- Personal or relational patterns
- Grief and loss
- Trauma
- Depression and anxiety
- Life transitions
- Identity exploration
- Eating issues and body image
MY BACKGROUND
I am an Associate Social Worker (ASW98815) and received my master’s in social work from Smith College in 2020. Supervised by Jen Valera, LCSW (LCS22201).
MY EXPERIENCE INCLUDES
- Working as a therapist with adolescents and their families at a clinic treating eating disorders. I provided individual, group and family therapy, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.
- Time at a county clinic in Daly City serving adults in the community with mental health issues. I provided individual and group therapy, case management, and crisis intervention.
- Offering individual therapy and crisis intervention to college and graduate students in the counseling center of the San Francisco Art Institute.
- Counseling and human resources in a corporate setting