Rated 5.0 stars out of 5, 49 ratings

Elise Loprieno

LMFT, 3 years of experience

Authentic
Empowering
Warm

About me

My approach cultivates connection and collaboration, offering a judgment-free space tailored to your unique experiences and aspirations. I can help you clearly identify what keeps you saying "Yes" when you want to say "No," where you're feeling bad or guilty when really you're experiencing deep empathy, and how to step into your unshakeable confidence and a sense of grounded self-respect while maintaining healthy limits. My clients often compare working with me to a compassionate journey in which self-discovery leads to empowerment. Change is made possible by accepting your current situation. Together, we strengthen the muscles of sitting with your emotions, reducing the impact of challenges like anxiety & self-doubt. Invite Future You to act in alignment with your values, free from persistent thoughts that hold you back. Let's make space for growth and create a path that aligns with the best version of yourself.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

In our first session, we'll talk through your intake paperwork to ensure I understand your unique needs and goals for our time together in the future. We'll map out the path to success for making sure you're aimed toward your favorite future self and discuss the many ways we can go about getting you there.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I balance many empirically-researched modalities (Mindful Self Compassion, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, PolyVagal Theory) in a Mind, Body, Spirit approach that addresses all the complex facets of your experience of being human. I work best with those who experience big emotions or who have grown up in a family with big emotions, because often those of us who have more sensitive emotional machinery than others experience chronic invalidation. My joy comes from giving gentleness alongside actionable tools to help you take control of your next steps toward healing.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I love working with humans who struggle to be kind to themselves or who are often told things like "you put too much pressure on yourself." You may not believe my compassion for you at first. My job is to hold it consistently until you see your worthiness for yourself. My favorite intervention is something I call "exposure to compliments." I support highly sensitive clients with empirically based skills designed for gently shifting from intention to action. My treatment plans are intentionally woven to promote an ongoing practice of presence & lasting self-leadership. I offer worksheets with skills & reflection questions for individual work between sessions.

Specialties

Top specialties

Other specialties

ADHDSpiritualityTrauma and PTSD

I identify as

Serves ages

My treatment methods

Mindfulness-Based Therapy

I balance Being Mind & Doing Mind in a way that allows you to settle in to being gentle & present with your current experience. Because Anxiety can feel like being pulled into future "worry thoughts" and depression can feel like being stuck in past "what-if thinking", Mindful presence can be a helpful antidote to both.

Dialectical Behavior (DBT)

Moving from Thought to Action begins with the shift from Acceptance of our current situation in order to map a path towards Change. Marsha Linehan's comprehensively researched skills lay a framework for effectiveness.

Location

Offers in-person in 324 Avenida de la Estrella, San Clemente, CA 92672Virtual

Licensed in

Rated 5.0 stars out of 5, 49 ratings

2 ratings with written reviews

August 14, 2025

Elise is intuitive and has a special gift for helping me guide myself through the work to be done. She makes me feel as if my path forward suddenly has another, brighter light shining upon it - I can chose my steps with greater confidence.

Verified client, age 55-64

Review shared after session 24 with Elise

May 29, 2025

Elise is all of the things... warm, kind, authentic, open-minded, empowering, and down to earth. I feel blessed to have her as my therapist. She has helped me in many realms of my life. She has equipped me with the tools to overcome my self-loathing, better manage my anxiety and thought patterns, and leave a job that was toxic and detrimental to my mental health. I am truly thankful! Elise is an absolute gem!

Verified client, age 25-34

Review shared after session 20 with Elise