- Faith-informed care
- Guilt and shame work
- Family communication
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth DeRouin is a North Carolina psychologist with eight years of experience. She is licensed in North Carolina (NC Psychologist 5417) and Virginia (VA Psychologist 0810007114). She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and compassion fatigue.
She integrates evidence-based psychological techniques with a Christian perspective when clients request faith-informed support. That means clinical methods are offered alongside conversation about spiritual resources and how faith may shape coping. She helps people think about how beliefs and practices interact with their emotional life.
Elizabeth often works with people carrying guilt or shame related to relationships, decisions, or past events. Sessions include talking through painful memories, examining how responsibilities and expectations affect choices, and practicing ways to respond differently in the present.
Her background includes supporting veterans, caregivers, and adults adjusting to major life changes such as chronic health conditions, marital strain, pregnancy, career shifts, and midlife transitions. She also addresses attachment concerns, blended family issues, communication problems, and forgiveness.
In practical terms, sessions focus on skills and perspective shifts that reduce retraumatization and burnout. She offers strategies for managing anxiety and grief, improving communication, and navigating commitment or codependency issues. Clients discuss goals and develop steps they can try between meetings.
Evidence-based approaches and online therapy
Elizabeth blends evidence-based psychological techniques with a faith-informed perspective when requested. Cognitive-behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors; these methods can help with anxiety, guilt, and patterns that maintain shame. Trauma-informed methods pay attention to managing triggers and reducing retraumatization, useful for people recovering from abuse or major life stressors.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they choose techniques to try, monitor how those strategies are working, and adjust plans as needed.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow for check-ins that work around work or caregiving schedules. Therapists can also use video or phone to focus on skills practice, emotional processing, and planning steps between sessions.
Areas of expertise
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to guilt and shame?
She works with adults wrestling with guilt and shame coming from relationships, decisions, family dynamics, and faith-related questions.
How would she approach feelings of deep shame?
She uses evidence-based psychological techniques alongside conversations about spiritual resources when requested, helping clients talk through painful memories and develop new responses.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience as a psychologist working with stress, trauma, grief, and family issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a North Carolina psychologist (NC Psychologist 5417) and a Virginia psychologist (VA Psychologist 0810007114) and practices from North Carolina.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats does she provide?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the provided biography.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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