- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting concerns
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Carter is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 32 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and depression, and also supports people facing ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and career-related worries.
She describes her work as straightforward and person-centered. Sessions are a place to talk through thoughts and feelings without judgment. The aim is practical: notice what’s getting in the way and try different ways to respond.
Her background spans long-term mental health settings and work with people managing complex life stressors. That history informs a steady approach to problems that have built up over time, such as coping with major life changes or long-running patterns in relationships and emotion regulation.
Elizabeth uses a mix of well-known methods to match what each person needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-based and client-centered ideas shape how she addresses relationship and intimacy concerns.
People who reach out can expect clear, practical conversation about goals and next steps. Sessions often include skills practice and checking what works between meetings. For young adults feeling stuck after school, at a new job, or managing early adulthood pressures, she offers focused support and straightforward guidance.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying values and taking small, value-driven steps, which can help with anxiety, avoidance, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and build different habits, useful for depression, stress, and problem-solving.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together they will try methods that fit the situation. That collaborative process helps decide whether to emphasize ACT, CBT, attachment ideas, or other methods mentioned in the profile.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, since specific options are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life - for example, sessions can save travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or avoid being on camera if that feels easier. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and practice tasks for remote sessions so the work stays practical and focused.
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Experience
32+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and career challenges among other topics.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is direct and person-centered. She focuses on practical conversation and skills you can try between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 32 years of professional experience working in mental health settings and with people managing long-term stressors.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC, practicing from Florida.
Can she work with people who live outside the United States?
She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How does payment work?
Cost varies by location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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