About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Malchow is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Wisconsin. She earned a Master of Social Work with a focus on mental health and brings seven years of clinical experience to her practice. Liz aims to create a respectful, kind atmosphere where people feel heard and treated with sensitivity.
She uses clear, practical methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the effects of trauma and abuse.
How Elizabeth works
She helps with relationship and communication struggles, parenting concerns, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar mood management, and major life transitions. Her practice also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, body image, and separation or divorce. Elizabeth blends approaches rather than sticking to a single method.
She draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, dialectical strategies, and emotionally-focused work to match each person’s needs. Sessions can include hands-on activities and mindfulness exercises that build awareness and coping skills. Her style is warm and reflective.
She focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions. Therapy conversations aim to identify patterns, try focused techniques, and build clearer communication and emotion skills. People who choose her often want a collaborative plan that fits their daily life.
She tailors goals and tools to each person’s situation and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Elizabeth lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
What Elizabeth works with
The areas below are the ones Elizabeth selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape current relationships and emotional responses. It helps people see patterns in trust, closeness, and conflict so they can try different ways of relating.Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience without judgment. That approach helps people clarify values, increase self-awareness, and set goals at their own pace.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life transitions by giving concrete skills to practice between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs, then recommend and adjust methods collaboratively as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and interactive exercises, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat works well for short check-ins or ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to try different formats to see what works best.
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