Elizaveta (Liza) Patchen, LCSW

Elizaveta (Liza) Patchen uses cognitive behavioral therapy as a core part of her approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and depression. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Florida and speaks English and Russian. Liza draws on practical methods to help people address thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Sessions focus on small, doable steps clients can try between meetings. She also blends mindful practices and skill-building from dialectical behavior therapy when people need help with emotion regulation and coping. Her background includes work in inpatient and outpatient settings since 2014. Liza has experience with older adults in inpatient care and has provided counseling for people with severe mental illness and substance use concerns. That range helped her learn how to talk about tough feelings clearly and calmly. In sessions she emphasizes finding or redefining purpose when life feels empty or chaotic. Conversations tend to be practical and goal-focused, with an eye toward habits, routines, sleep, and coping strategies that make daily life easier. People can expect straightforward, empathetic conversations and concrete tools to practice between sessions. She supports those dealing with body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, trauma, first responder issues, ADHD, and other listed concerns. The mix of CBT, client-centered work, mindfulness, and trauma-focused ideas guides her collaborative style.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Elizaveta uses cognitive behavioral approaches to help clients notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT focuses on concrete skills and short-term experiments that are easy to practice between sessions and review during video or phone meetings. She also draws on client-centered work to build a respectful, nonjudgmental space. That approach emphasizes listening, validation, and collaborating on goals so clients feel heard and involved in shaping the work. Finding the right approach is a team effort. She will talk with each person about their needs and goals, then decide together which methods to try first and when to adjust the plan. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what actually helps the individual. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared worksheets, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins or brief reflections, and text messaging supports ongoing, short exchanges between scheduled meetings. These options give flexibility so people can keep momentum and practice skills in everyday moments.