Elaina Najera
she/her/hers
Elaina
is a therapist at Two Chairs.
Elaina enjoys working with clients with marginalized identities, especially BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, and people with disabilities in order to build on her clients' natural strengths to improve their functioning and lessen the impact of their symptoms on their lives. Elaina believes in self-determination and views healing practices through the lens of social justice issues. Elaina shows up authentically with every client and knows that a quality therapeutic relationship is one of the foundations of change and healing that is possible through therapy.
In her free time, Elaina consumes music voraciously and is an avid Kpop fan and collector and "elder emo" for over 20 years! Elaina also loves to sing and make music on the guitar, flute, ukulele, and viola. If she's not working, you can find Elaina spending time with her sister, who is also her best friend, traveling all over California to shop, eat, and attend concerts. Elaina has 2 cats, for whom she works so they can have a better life.
License Information
Education and Experience
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Iris Telehealth, Inc. contracted with Nevada County Behavioral Health
- Clinical Supervisor at Najera Counseling and Consulting
- Core Program Manager at Aspiranet Short-Term Residential Treatment Program (STRTP)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker Behavioral Health Clinician at Golden Valley Health Centers
- Clinical Supervisor at New Beginnings Child, Adolescent and Family Counseling
- Social Worker IVB at Merced County Human Services Agency
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from CSU, Stanislaus
- MSW Intern at Stanislaus County Community Services Agency
- MSW Intern at Riverbank Unified School District Casa Del Rio
- Master of Social Worker with a Concentration on Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Project from CSU, Stanislaus
Modalities
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Dialectical Behavioral (DBT)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Mindfulness
Motivational Interviewing
Psychodynamic
Seeking Safety
Somatic Therapies
Substance Use Treatment
Clinical Issues
ADHD
Anxiety
Autism
Bipolar
Borderline Personality Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Personality Issues
Postpartum Mood Disorders
Stress
Substance use
Transgender
Trauma and PTSD
Specialties
Anger Management
Body Image
Burnout
Chronic Illness
Chronic Pain
Cultural or racial identity
Eating Disorders
Exercise
Family Issues
Gender or Sexual Identity
Grief
Imposter Syndrome
Intimate Partner Violence
Relationships
Role Transitions
Self Esteem
Sex/Intimacy
Sexual Assault
Smoking Cessation
Spirtuality
Stress
Trauma and PTSD
Values and Goals
Weight Management
Women's Issues
Work or Careers