Elizabeth Shields

Elizabeth Shields is a licensed mental health clinician who centers therapy on the relationship between therapist and client. She holds LMHC and LIMHP credentials and uses a person-centered, strengths-based style to help people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She aims to build trust and a steady working relationship before moving into deeper work.

She keeps sessions practical and focused on each person’s goals and values. That may mean talking through difficult memories, developing coping skills for grief or addiction, or practicing new ways to handle relationship and communication problems. She also helps people manage caregiver stress and challenges tied to chronic illness or disability, drawing on her own experience as a parent of a child with multiple disabilities.

Elizabeth blends approaches such as cognitive behavioral strategies, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based perspectives, emotionally focused methods, and client-centered listening. She frames therapy as an evolving conversation and adjusts techniques to match what a person needs in the moment. The goal is to increase resilience and healthier patterns over time.

She works with a wide range of concerns including self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, anger, sleeping problems, and career strain. She also addresses topics like abandonment, codependency, body image, and blended family stress. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from outside the United States.

If someone wants to get started, Elizabeth asks that they complete an initial matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability via the Start Therapy process.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that move someone toward what matters. It can help with anxiety, depression, and motivation by teaching practical steps to accept difficult thoughts while committing to value-driven behavior. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and aims to build safer, more cooperative ways of connecting; it is often useful for intimacy-related issues and relationship difficulties. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches skills to change unhelpful thinking and habits, which can help with depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and anger.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try different strategies, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. You and the therapist can decide together whether to emphasize acceptance work, attachment-focused conversations, or cognitive-skills practice in sessions.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions fit into busy schedules because they remove travel time and can be easier to fit around work, school, or caregiving duties. Online work also makes it simpler to keep shorter check-ins, use phone rather than video when bandwidth is limited, or maintain continuity when life requires flexibility. Ask about available formats when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions match your needs and daily routine.