Dr. Elena Felipe-Valera , LCSW

Dr. Elena Felipe-Valera helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship or intimacy concerns, and challenges around self-esteem and life changes. She also supports those coping with compassion fatigue, ADHD, career strain, chronic illness, and issues tied to sexuality and LGBT identity. Her work includes attention to women's issues when relevant to a person's goals.

She uses a straightforward, person-focused style. Sessions center on what matters most to the client. She listens, reflects what she hears, and helps people set clear, doable goals for change.

Her methods draw on Client-Centered Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and trauma-focused approaches. That combination lets her address painful memories, shift troubling patterns, and build practical coping skills.

Elena brings 23 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - and holds licenses in Tennessee and Florida. She works in Georgia and offers services in English and Spanish. She has worked with healthcare workers and first responders and has experience with grief, end-of-life concerns, and caregiving stress.

People describe working with her as collaborative and goal-oriented. She blends short-term problem solving with deeper trauma work when needed. The result is a plan that fits someone's daily life and long-term aims.

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's priorities and creates a supportive space to talk through problems and goals. It is useful for anxiety, stress, relationship concerns, and life transitions because it follows what the client wants to change.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused approach that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional charge. It is often used when past events continue to cause strong reactions in daily life.

Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems by looking at the stories they tell about their lives. This can be helpful for reshaping identity after loss, chronic illness, or major life shifts.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about goals, ask about past experiences with therapy, and suggest options based on what the client needs and prefers. Plans can combine methods and change over time as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging support ongoing reflection, quick questions, or work between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to maintain steady progress.