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Elizabeth DeRouin

Therapist · North Carolina

Elizabeth DeRouin, NC Psychologist 5417, VA Psychologist 0810007114

Evidence-based therapy with faith-informed care

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  • Stress and anxiety
  • Trauma recovery
  • Faith-integrated support

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth DeRouin is a licensed psychologist practicing in North Carolina. She blends evidence-based psychological techniques with a faith-informed perspective to support adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, and trauma.

She helps people navigate painful life events in straightforward terms. Sessions focus on understanding emotional responses, building coping skills, and strengthening spiritual resources when clients want that included in care.

Elizabeth draws on eight years of clinical experience to address family difficulties, communication problems, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with chronic pain, illness, and disability, and those working through separation or divorce.

In the therapy room she uses practical, research-backed methods alongside conversations about faith when clients request that. That might look like learning tools to manage anxiety, practicing ways to repair communication, or processing grief while attending to spiritual beliefs.

Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person. Elizabeth aims to help clients build resilience, reduce retraumatization and burnout, and restore moral agency and meaning in day-to-day life.

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Women's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

8+ years

Credentials

North Carolina, Virginia

Languages

English

Approaches that guide online care and healing

Elizabeth uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside faith-informed conversation as part of treatment. One common approach focuses on learning concrete skills to manage anxiety and stress, such as breath work, behavioral experiments, and step-by-step coping plans that reduce worry and increase day-to-day functioning. Another commonly used method helps people process grief and trauma through structured reflection and pacing, allowing memories and feelings to be faced in manageable steps while building strategies to limit retraumatization.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels helpful. Together they try approaches, check what is working, and adjust the plan based on progress and feedback.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, and let people choose whether to use video or audio based on what feels workable. Licensed professionals can help match methods and practical arrangements to individual needs and schedules.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, family problems, and compassion fatigue, plus related issues such as chronic illness, caregiver stress, and communication problems.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style combines evidence-based psychological techniques with an openness to include Christian perspectives when clients want that integrated into sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience working as a practicing psychologist in clinical settings.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She holds credentials as an NC Psychologist 5417 and a VA Psychologist 0810007114 and practices in North Carolina.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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