- stress management
- guilt and shame
- Spanish and English
About Elena
Elena Flores is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Arizona with nine years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and life changes. She also supports people who struggle with guilt and shame and related issues.
Elena helps people notice and change the self-talk that keeps them stuck. She pays attention to how relationships and attachment patterns affect current problems. Sessions focus on practical steps to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.
Her style is collaborative. She listens for what matters most and asks for feedback as work progresses. Together with each person she sets measurable, achievable goals to track change over time.
Elena includes cultural context in her work and considers how isolation, family dynamics, and life transitions shape emotional responses. She offers help for specific concerns such as panic attacks, postpartum depression, and communication problems.
She provides services in English and Spanish. Elena uses a whole-person view to connect what’s happening now with past patterns and current stressors. People who come to her can expect practical conversation, goal-setting, and steps they can try between sessions.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Elena describes her work as practical and collaborative. Two common evidence-based techniques she uses are cognitive methods and relational approaches. Cognitive methods involve noticing and testing unhelpful self-talk and small experiments to change thinking patterns; these are useful for anxiety, guilt, and depressive thoughts. Relational approaches look at attachment and interpersonal patterns, helping people see how early relationship dynamics affect current interactions and emotions, which can be especially relevant for shame and abandonment concerns.Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. She will discuss options with each person and adjust methods based on the client's goals, feedback, and what feels most useful in practice. The process is collaborative and focused on measurable steps you can try between sessions.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a workday or family schedule, or helpful when transportation is difficult. Others prefer shorter check-ins by phone when bandwidth is limited or video is not convenient. Elena and other licensed professionals can help choose an approach and scheduling pattern that fits daily life while focusing on the issues you want to address.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and coping with life changes, plus related concerns like guilt and shame and attachment issues.
How does she approach guilt and shame in sessions?
She focuses on noticing unhelpful self-talk and how relationships shape feelings, then sets small, measurable goals to test new ways of thinking and behaving.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working with adults on stress, trauma, and mood concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW licensed in Arizona and practices with clients based in that state.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees structured?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through that process.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.