Therapist profile
Dr. Elena Felipe-Valera, LCSW
LCSW - Stress and family related concerns
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- Trauma-focused tools
- Solution-focused work
- English and Spanish
About Elena
Dr. Elena Felipe-Valera is an LCSW with 23 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and parenting and family issues. She also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiver strain, first responder challenges, and midlife or career transitions.
Elena uses practical, goal-focused methods in sessions. She listens for immediate concerns and helps people identify small steps they can take between meetings. She also uses trauma-focused tools when past events continue to affect daily life, and narrative approaches to help people reframe difficult stories they tell about themselves.
Her work often blends short-term problem solving with deeper trauma work when that is needed. Sessions can cover coping strategies for anxiety, ways to manage anger, and approaches to rebuild self-esteem. She helps people weigh options and try new behaviors rather than only talking about problems.
Elena speaks English and Spanish and reaches people across borders, accepting international clients. She notes experience supporting healthcare workers and first responders with compassion fatigue and post-traumatic stress concerns, and she works with issues related to aging, serious illness, end of life, and caregiving stress.
Practical matters are part of the process. Cost varies by location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled through the provided online options.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the client can decide what matters most. Online sessions can still center on these conversations, helping people clarify goals and next steps for daily life.EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a trauma-focused method that helps reduce the emotional intensity of painful memories. When used in therapy it involves guided processing of distressing memories and can help with post-traumatic stress, grief, and long-standing trauma reactions.
Narrative therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships. Online sessions can provide space to identify limiting narratives and try out new meanings that reduce shame and increase agency.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review concerns, goals, and preferences together and suggest which methods to try first. That recommendation can change as the client notices what helps.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make appointments easier to fit into a day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Clients often use online sessions to practice new skills between meetings and to keep continuity of care when schedules or locations change.
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Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Florida, Georgia, Tennessee
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family concerns, intimacy issues, depression, and related topics such as caregiver stress and chronic illness.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach combines client-centered listening with solution-focused strategies and trauma-focused methods to address immediate problems and deeper patterns over time.
How long has she practiced?
She has 23 years of clinical experience working with a range of life stressors and trauma-related concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in Tennessee and Florida and practices from Georgia as noted in her profile.
Can she work with Spanish speaking clients or people outside the US?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before scheduling.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.