About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Moonan is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship strain. She also supports people facing bipolar symptoms, addiction concerns, self-esteem struggles, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Her style is empathetic and interactive, focused on listening first and working together on practical steps.
She approaches therapy with respect and sensitivity. Sessions emphasize whole-health thinking, so conversation may include how medication, community supports, or nutrition fit into overall wellbeing.
Background and approach
Elizabeth aims to create a sense of belonging and support during the work together. Her clinical background includes nine years of experience in a range of care settings in Virginia. That practical experience shapes a straightforward way of working that concentrates on what helps day to day.
She adjusts the pace and focus to the person in front of her. Elizabeth draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas, strengths-focused work, and a person-centered stance. That means she helps people notice patterns, build on what already works, and keep the conversation grounded in their goals.
Therapy is tailored to the specific concern and circumstances. She aims to make the room feel welcoming while still addressing tough topics like trauma, addictive behaviors, grief, or attachment wounds. The first step is a short conversation to figure out priorities and practical next steps.
Elizabeth recognizes how hard it can feel to begin and aims to meet people with patience and clarity.
Online approaches that focus on skills and strengths
Elizabeth integrates cognitive-behavioral approaches that help people identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and mood swings. She also uses strengths-based techniques that highlight what already works for a person and build from those abilities to handle stress and relationship challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which methods to use based on the client’s goals, preferences, and the problem at hand. That collaborative process may shift over time as needs change.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit daily life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and exercises. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging can support shorter check-ins, homework discussion, or ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling and for choosing how to connect while working toward clear goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English