Therapist profile
Elizaveta (Liza) Patchen, LCSW
Florida
LCSW - Addictions and Trauma focus
Continue with ElizavetaWhere Elizaveta stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Florida / SW14224
- NPI
- 1477011732
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English, Russian
- Location
- Florida
About
- Addictions
- Trauma
- Mindfulness
About Elizaveta
Elizaveta (Liza) Patchen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Florida with nine years of experience. She sees people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and related concerns such as sleep and eating issues.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in Culture and Arts in 2009 and a Master’s Degree in Social Work in 2014. Since then she has worked in inpatient and outpatient settings, including with older adults in inpatient care and with people in addiction treatment programs.
Liza has provided therapy for individuals facing severe mental illness and for people and families seeking help after traumatic events. She uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help clients manage symptoms and daily struggles. In sessions she emphasizes finding or redefining a sense of purpose when life feels empty or chaotic.
Her clinical toolkit includes client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness practices, and trauma-focused work. She also draws on solution-focused and rational emotive behavioral approaches she learned earlier in her training.
She offers services in English and Russian and works with a broad range of concerns including caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, first responder issues, and compassion fatigue. To begin she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and collaboration. The therapist follows the client’s concerns, reflects what they say, and helps people clarify goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful habits. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss different methods and help determine which fits the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. That plan can change as sessions progress and as priorities shift.
Confirm the current session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can use different approaches in virtual sessions to focus on skills practice, thought monitoring, emotional regulation, and trauma processing without changing the core methods used in face-to-face work.
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Areas of expertise
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English, Russian
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, sleep and eating issues, and related concerns such as codependency and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses client-centered care combined with cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches and mindfulness to address thoughts, behaviors, and emotion regulation.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience providing mental health and substance abuse counseling in inpatient and outpatient settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Can I work with her if I don’t live in the US?
Sessions are offered to international clients and she conducts work with people outside the United States.
In which languages are sessions offered?
She provides therapy in English and Russian.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule 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 you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.