Spanish-Speaking Counseling

Elena Acosta is a licensed clinical social worker in Virginia. She earned her Bachelor of Social Work from James Madison University (Class of 2017 Go Dukes!) and her Master of Social Work from Florida State University (2022).

Elena brings a diverse clinical background that includes private practice work with individuals across the lifespan, as well as experience providing substance use counseling. These experiences inform her culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and client-centered approach to care.

Elena has extensive experience working with adolescents navigating anxiety, stress, and emotional regulation challenges, utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help teens build coping skills, challenge unhelpful thought patterns, and increase confidence and resilience. She also supports adults facing anxiety, life transitions, relational challenges, and substance-related concerns.

Elena specializes in working with individuals who have experienced trauma, including sexual assault, and approaches this work with deep care, safety, and respect for each client’s pace and lived experience. Grounded in trauma-informed care, she integrates psychodynamic and narrative therapy approaches to help clients explore how past experiences, relationships, and personal stories shape current patterns while empowering them to reclaim their voice and sense of agency.

As a Latina therapist, Elena values authenticity, collaboration, and empowerment, and works intentionally to create a space where clients feel seen, validated, and supported. At Life Enrichment Counseling Center, she provides a holistic, individualized approach, tailoring evidence-based interventions to each person’s unique needs. She is particularly passionate about helping clients navigate anxiety, life transitions, relational trauma, substance use concerns, and healing from past experiences, while building sustainable tools to thrive emotionally and relationally.

Ms. Fahrion is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia and Florida. She brings a broad background in behavioral health, having worked in diverse settings including community-based mental health programs, nonprofit trauma mental health agencies, and substance use and recovery treatment programs. Her clinical experience spans children, adolescents, and adults, including work in partial hospitalization programs, providing both, group and individual therapy, and treatment for adolescent and adult substance use disorders.

Ms. Fahrion earned a Master’s degree in clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regent University in Virginia Beach and a Master’s degree in Psychology from Kean University in New Jersey. Before entering the mental health field, she began her professional career as an elementary school teacher. She is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Her therapeutic style focuses on building emotional resilience, strengthening coping skills, and supporting healthy family dynamics. She has particular experience working with adolescents and military families facing adjustment-related stress and life transitions. In addition, Ms. Fahrion provides care to individuals across the lifespan, drawing from evidence-based practices and a collaborative, client-centered approach to support meaningful and lasting change.

Ms. Fahrion is also dedicated to working with individuals and families navigating cultural transitions and acculturation challenges, using a culturally responsive and inclusive framework. She has partnered with social service agencies to support families impacted by trauma, separation, and reunification, therefore bringing a strong foundation in trauma-informed and systems-based care to her work.

Ms. Nelva Hernandez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) currently living and providing services in Northern Virginia. She was raised in Washington, DC, where she completed her studies, including her Master’s in Social Work at Howard University.

Ms. Hernandez is a native Spanish speaker, and she conducts therapy sessions fluently in both English and Spanish. She strives to provide culturally responsive treatment to individuals from all walks of life and has supported many clients struggling with acculturation stress. Ms. Hernandez specializes in treatments for anxiety, depression, anger and stress management, relationship stressors, and life transitions. She employs an eclectic array of evidence-based treatment modalities and interventions to treat symptoms across the spectrum of mental health issues and life stressors. Ms. Hernandez seeks to focus on her client’s needs and preferences while nurturing the therapeutic relationship and providing clinical services, including motivational interviewing, humanistic and existential approaches, and psychodynamic, cognitive, and dialectical behavioral therapies. She uses a collaborative approach to identify her client’s strengths and challenges to create a roadmap to living a healthier and more authentic life.

Throughout her career, Ms. Hernandez has facilitated psychoeducation and group psychotherapy as well as individual, family, and family therapy. Treating issues related to mood and psychiatric disorders. She has acquired experience working with populations of all ages in academic, social service, and outpatient settings. At Life Enrichment Counseling Center, Ms. Hernandez works with adolescents (13 years and above), adults, and families.