Elizaveta (Liza) Patchen

Elizaveta (Liza) Patchen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, loss of purpose, grief, and depression. She also works with concerns such as sleep and eating issues, self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She speaks English and Russian. Liza earned a Master of Social Work in 2014 after completing a bachelor’s degree in Culture and Arts in 2009. Her career includes inpatient work with older adults and people in addiction treatment, plus outpatient therapy with individuals and families. She has supported people with severe mental illness by offering steady, practical support during difficult moments. Her practice draws on several evidence-informed approaches. She uses client-centered techniques that focus on what matters to the person. She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness-Based methods to help people notice patterns and try different responses. Trauma-focused methods inform her work with people who have experienced abuse or other traumatic events. In sessions she emphasizes finding or redefining life purpose when that has been lost or shaken by change. That can include small, concrete steps to manage anxiety or addiction, strategies to improve sleep and eating patterns, and skills for coping with grief and stress. She pays attention to daily routines and choices that shape wellbeing. People who prefer Russian-language sessions can be accommodated. For next steps, prospective clients are asked to use the site’s matching process to schedule an initial session and review practical details such as cost and session formats before booking.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on what matters to the person and asks the therapist to follow the client’s lead. It helps people who feel stuck to clarify priorities and decide which issues to tackle first.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It offers practical exercises and experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting, which can help with anxiety, depression, and addictive habits.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping under stress. It can be useful when strong reactions, impulsivity, or relationship conflict get in the way of daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and preferences, then try methods that fit. That collaborative process lets the therapist adjust methods as needs become clearer.

Session formats were not specified in the supplied biography, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use video or phone to attend sessions in different time zones when international work is arranged.