Eliza Niemann, MD, LCSW-C, LICSW

Eliza Niemann is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of professional experience supporting adults and families through life's difficult moments. She holds MD, LCSW-C, and LICSW credentials - MD indicates medical training, while LCSW-C and LICSW are clinical social work licenses in Maryland and Washington, D.C. respectively - and she completed a Bachelor of Arts at The University of Virginia followed by a Master of Social Work from Catholic University in Washington, D.C.

Her practice emphasizes a collaborative, compassionate, solution-focused, and strength-based approach that aims to build resilience and practical coping skills. Eliza works with a wide range of concerns including stress and anxiety, grief and loss, depression, self-esteem and confidence, and challenges related to life transitions. She also has experience with adoption-related issues for adoptive parents, birth parents, and adoptees, and offers support for caregiver stress, communication difficulties, questions around life purpose, midlife transitions, and women's issues.

Eliza values beginning therapy where the client is and drawing on each person’s existing strengths to navigate change. She combines practical interventions with empathic listening to help clients set achievable goals and move toward a more fulfilling life. In addition to individual counseling, she has facilitated workshops, trainings, and support groups on a variety of topics.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Counseling with Eliza Niemann

Eliza Niemann draws from client-centered therapy to create a respectful, empathetic space where the client's perspective guides the work; this approach helps people clarify their values, build self-awareness, and feel heard as they address stress, grief, or life changes. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a practical, skills-based method that looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and to improve coping strategies. In addition, Eliza integrates mindfulness therapy to help clients develop greater present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, which can support emotional regulation and stress management.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Eliza partners with each client to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in the moment, adjusting methods as progress unfolds so therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online sessions are offered in flexible formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - so clients can select what works best for their schedule and comfort. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy periods, caregiving responsibilities, or when in-person visits are not practical, while still allowing regular, goal-focused work with a licensed professional.