Clariza Scarlett Saint George, LCSW

Clariza Scarlett Saint George is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience based in Illinois. She focuses on helping people who are navigating complex emotions and life changes. She creates an affirming space for diverse identities and centers LGBTQ+ experiences in her work.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns. These include addiction, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, and ADHD. She also helps with relationship and communication problems, grief, sleeping difficulties, and stress from caregiving or chronic illness.

Clariza combines practical tools with empathic listening. She uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered methods. In sessions she helps people name problems, try small behavior changes, and build skills for handling strong emotions.

She aims to make therapy collaborative. Clients can expect straightforward conversations about goals and steps they can try between sessions. The focus is on what works day to day, such as improving communication, managing anxiety, or recovering from past hurt.

Clariza respects each person’s background and identity while guiding them through change. She supports people who want clearer boundaries, stronger self-esteem, and better ways to cope with life’s challenges.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-based actions. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where motivation and meaning matter.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that maintain problems like low mood or sleeping trouble.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy provides concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It can help with emotion regulation, impulsive behaviors, and relationship conflicts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through your goals and preferences, then suggest one or more methods to try. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what feels most useful for you.

Session format options are not specified here, so confirm current session types before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can also adapt exercises, worksheets, and practice tasks to be done between meetings to reinforce progress.