About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with five years of psychotherapy experience and a longer history in social work. She practices in Oregon and helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. Elizabeth uses straightforward, practical work in sessions aimed at everyday improvements.
Her background includes assisting people with severe and persistent mental illness and supporting recovery and stability over many years. That work informs how she structures care now, with attention to safety, routine, and small steps that add up.
How Elizabeth works
She draws on a mix of approaches so sessions can be shaped to each person's needs. Elizabeth favors a person-centered style that places the client's goals first. Therapy is collaborative and nonjudgmental - she listens first, then suggests tools that match a person's situation.
Common tools include skills for managing strong emotions, techniques to shift negative thinking, and strategies to strengthen close relationships. Practical concerns are central. She helps people build coping strategies for panic, mood swings, grief, and workplace stress.
Parenting strain, intimacy issues, and concerns about attachment and abandonment are addressed with clear, actionable steps rather than theory-heavy talks. Sessions tend to focus on short-term goals and real-life practice. Clients who want coaching around life transitions or who need support managing mood disorders often find this approach useful.
Elizabeth works with adults and young adults to improve daily functioning and personal relationships.
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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
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oregon |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Elizabeth often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing more balanced alternatives to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to help people understand how early relationships affect current patterns and to build healthier ways of relating to others.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try techniques that fit those needs. It is a collaborative process and methods can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone calls can work better when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send updates or get coaching between sessions and can fit into busy schedules or moments when a quick check-in helps.
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