About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Stone greets people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or burned out. She helps individuals sort through anxiety, depression, grief, and the fallout from trauma so daily tasks feel more manageable. Elizabeth uses plain language and steady support to help people set small, workable goals and try new ways of coping.
Elizabeth is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - and also holds an Iowa LISW credential. She brings 11 years of experience working with stress, relationship strains, eating concerns, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and career or life-purpose questions.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters most to each person and on practical steps toward change. Her approach blends acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive-behavioral tools and client-centered listening. Mindfulness practices and solution-focused strategies are mixed in to help people notice patterns and take manageable action.
Elizabeth explains skills in simple terms and practices them together with each person in session. Elizabeth has worked alongside first responders and veterans and understands the pressures those roles can create. She also addresses aging, caregiver stress, attachment or abandonment issues, and concerns around body image and isolation.
Her background includes supporting people through divorce, separation, and complex grief. Therapy sessions can use a mix of short-term problem solving and longer-term work on deeper patterns. Elizabeth encourages clear goals, regular check-ins, and steady progress tailored to each person's pace and situation.
How Elizabeth’s Approaches Fit Online Care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing values-based actions instead of getting stuck in avoidance; it can help with anxiety, depression, and chronic stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, mood difficulties, and anger. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration so people feel heard and can clarify goals for change.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Elizabeth treats choosing methods as a collaborative step. She listens to each person's needs, tries practical tools in session, and adjusts direction based on what helps the most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls work well for interactive skill practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone needs a quick way to share between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life circumstances.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Iowa, Indiana
- Languages
- English