Elizabeth

Elizabeth Guerra, MSW

Counselor

“As a survivor of many life adversities and challenges, I understand that healing and understanding oneself are unique to each individual and are rooted in our ways of knowing. I take a strength and resilience-based approach in holding space that is centered on empathy and compassion.”

About Me

Having navigated my own life's adversities, I understand that your healing journey is deeply personal and unique. I offer a compassionate, strength-based space where we can explore your individual ways of knowing. This approach helps you uncover inner resilience and move towards understanding yourself. I welcome those seeking a truly empathetic partnership to navigate their challenges.

Approach

Healing often unfolds through small experiments and steady reflection paced to your rhythm. I offer in-person sessions in Burbank and secure telehealth, meeting you where life allows and creating predictable, respectful structure between meetings. Sessions move between gentle inquiry, hands-on creative work, and practical skill practice so insights can be tested and integrated in daily life. Those navigating trauma, burnout, adolescence or career crossroads often find this grounded, compassionate pace useful.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Art Therapy

    A form of therapy that uses visual art-making (drawing, painting, sculpture) as a means of expression and emotional processing.

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  • Spiritual or Faith-Based Counseling

    Counselling that integrates spiritual or religious beliefs into the therapeutic process for people who want faith to be part of their healing.

  • CBT

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a structured, evidence-based approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours.

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  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal assessment of a child's psychological, cognitive, or emotional functioning to identify conditions and guide appropriate support.

Works With:

  • All ages

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.

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  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Career Issues

    Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.

  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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Professional Title:

  • Counselor

    A trained professional who provides talk therapy to help clients work through emotional, relational, and psychological difficulties.

Credentials

Registrations

Pre-license

Qualifications

Master of Social Work (MSW)

University of California, Berkeley

Service Areas

The Center of Resiliency Therapy and Counseling

In-person & Online

Burbank, California

United States

Burbank, United States