About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Skaff is a licensed independent social worker with 24 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and life transitions. Many clients come to her for help with parenting challenges, relationship concerns, self-esteem, and ADHD-related struggles.
Elizabeth uses a flexible, client-centered approach that adjusts to each person's needs. She often incorporates elements of cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice how thoughts affect feelings and actions.
How Elizabeth works
Solution-focused strategies also appear in sessions to build small, achievable steps toward improvement. Her clinical work began after earning a master's degree in 1999 and included time on an inpatient psychiatric unit treating children and adolescents alongside their families and schools.
Early in her career she obtained an independent license and moved into independent practice, where she has worked for more than two decades. Over the last ten years her caseload has shifted toward young adults and adults. Typical topics include transitions to adulthood, family stress, self-control and decision-making, mood challenges, and finding purpose.
Sessions aim to be supportive and validating while offering practical tools. Elizabeth emphasizes collaboration and clear goals. She encourages people to talk through problems, try concrete strategies, and notice what changes.
Clients who value a straightforward, hopeful approach often find this style useful.
Elizabeth lists 4 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
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
How Elizabeth’s approaches work online
Elizabeth often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques. Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel understood and can explore what matters. Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with more helpful ways of thinking, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood.Solution-focused methods are also used to set small, concrete goals and track progress. This approach helps people build momentum by focusing on strengths and next steps rather than only on problems. Elizabeth will discuss which approaches seem most useful and will adapt them based on each person’s goals and preferences.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, short reflections, or maintaining momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the work collaborative and goal-oriented.
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