Eliza Niemann

Eliza Niemann is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) in Maryland and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Washington, D.C., with 20 years of professional experience. She sees adults who are feeling stuck after a life change, facing stress or anxiety, or questioning what matters next. Her listed concerns include stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, with added focus on caregiver stress, communication problems, life purpose, midlife crisis, self-love, and women's issues.

Eliza combines straightforward conversation with practical tools. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen carefully and shape the work around each person’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and try smaller behavioral experiments. Mindfulness techniques are offered to help steady the moment-to-moment experience.

Her style includes elements of Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people find immediate next steps and maintain momentum. That can mean setting small, achievable goals or practicing a different way of talking to oneself between sessions. She has experience leading workshops, trainings, and support groups in addition to individual counseling.

Eliza trained at The University of Virginia and earned a Master of Social Work from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. She describes counseling as a collaborative process and works with clients to clarify goals and practical strategies. Sessions reflect her emphasis on strengths, problem solving, and realistic steps forward.

Sessions are conducted in English and her licensure is based in Maryland and Washington, D.C. Anyone considering work with her should confirm current session formats and scheduling details before booking.

How her approaches translate to online work

Eliza often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to guide practical change. CBT helps identify thought patterns that increase worry or low mood and suggests small behavior experiments to test new habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus in stressful moments.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to shape sessions around what matters most to the client. Deciding which approach to use happens together, based on the client's goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That collaborative process helps clarify what to try first and how to measure progress.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when time is tight, or reduce the need to travel. The emphasis is on practical methods that fit daily life and on finding approaches that can be used between meetings.