Dr. Elena Felipe-Valera, LCSW

Florida · 23 years in practice

Dr. Elena Felipe-Valera helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship strain, and life transitions.

License and registration

LCSW, Florida: SW5835 · expires March 2027
LCSW, Georgia: CSW007710 · expires September 2026
LCSW, Tennessee: 9267 · expires May 2027
NPI: 1407883069 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 23
Languages: English, Spanish

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Elena

Dr. Elena Felipe-Valera helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship strain, and life transitions. She supports those dealing with depression, ADHD-related challenges, compassion fatigue, and intimacy or self-esteem concerns.

Her work also covers career changes, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and issues related to aging and end-of-life planning. Elena is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, with 23 years of experience. She blends practical therapy with coaching to help people make steady changes.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on clear goals, skill-building, and understanding what gets in the way of feeling better. Her approach centers on the person in front of her. She listens first, and then offers tools drawn from client-centered, narrative, solution-focused, and trauma-focused work.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, is one method she uses with trauma and distressing memories. Elena values short-term strategies and longer-term exploration. Some people come for targeted work on a single issue.

Others use therapy to change life patterns over months. She mixes practical steps with conversations about meaning, identity, and relationships. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

She works with people who are caregivers, health workers, and others facing high stress. Elena aims to help each person find clearer choices and more manageable ways to move forward.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Elena lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Coping with life changes
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Depression
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Aging and geriatric issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dissociation
First responder issues
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Elena names

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Online support

Approaches for trauma and everyday stress online

Dr. Felipe-Valera draws from client-centered therapy and EMDR-style work to guide online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, reflecting what matters most to the person, and helping them discover their own solutions. It is useful for anxiety, self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life transitions.

EMDR, referenced in her approach, works by helping people process distressing memories so the material causes less disruption. In an online setting, it can be used for trauma, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and intense reactions tied to specific events. Narrative therapy is also part of her toolkit and helps people make sense of their life story and change unhelpful narratives.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and personal preferences, then try methods that fit. Small adjustments are common as work progresses to find what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for full sessions with visual cues, phone can suit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth, and messaging or live chat can support quick reflections or work between meetings. These options make scheduling easier and allow therapy to fit into busy lives.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she support?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and related life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens closely, sets clear goals, and uses skill-building alongside longer conversations about meaning.

What is her clinical background?

She holds a LCSW and brings 23 years of experience working with people across a range of concerns including compassion fatigue and post-traumatic stress.

Where is she based and licensed?

She practices from Georgia and holds licensure as a LCSW in Tennessee and Florida as listed.

Can sessions be in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Appointments can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs and billing handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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