About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues around parenting and relationships. She also supports concerns like anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, career uncertainty, and compassion fatigue.
Her style is warm and collaborative. Sessions focus on practical steps and on understanding what matters to each person. Elizabeth emphasizes partnership - she works alongside clients rather than telling them what to do.
How Elizabeth works
Elizabeth uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person. She draws on client-centered methods to follow a client's lead, and she uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also integrates dialectical behavior skills and mindfulness practices when they fit the client's goals.
Her background includes eight years of counseling experience and training at Lamar University. Elizabeth has worked with a wide range of concerns and prefers to adapt methods to the situation. She invites people to bring their whole story and to move through challenges rather than simply trying to 'get over' them.
In sessions she focuses on doable skills, clearer thinking, and steady progress. People can expect straightforward language, short-term strategies when useful, and exploration of deeper patterns when needed. Elizabeth aims to help clients find direction, relief, and stronger coping across life changes.
Elizabeth lists 7 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
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Elizabeth often uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, understanding a person's priorities, and shaping sessions around what matters most to them. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort feelings and make decisions. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to change them; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress.She may also draw on dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness when those areas are relevant. Choosing the right mix of methods is a shared process. The therapist and client review goals, try approaches, and adjust the plan together so it fits personality and life demands.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for longer conversations and exercises that benefit from face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter space is easier to find. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, skill coaching between sessions, or people who prefer writing over speaking. These options give flexibility for different schedules and needs while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with ElizabethWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What concerns does Elizabeth commonly help with?
What is her therapeutic style like?
How much experience does she have?
What credentials and location are listed?
Which languages are sessions offered in?
What session formats are available?
How are costs handled?
How do I begin working with her?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions