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Elizabeth Haines, LCSW

Compassionate guidance for anxiety and life stress

29 years in practice · based in New York · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Haines is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 29 years of experience. She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. Her approach is respectful and compassionate, and she works with people to set clear, practical goals for therapy.

Elizabeth keeps sessions simple and direct. She listens first, then helps clients identify small steps that make a difference.

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Background and approach

Many people come for help with life transitions, grief, or tensions at home, and she offers straightforward strategies to manage those struggles. Her work blends client-centered care with tools from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches. That means she helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts, try new behaviors, and build short-term plans that fit daily life.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Elizabeth also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, intimacy-related worries, anger, and low self-esteem. She addresses practical issues like career stress, caregiver burnout, and blended family tensions with concrete steps and communication skills.

She often helps clients who feel isolated or stuck find small, manageable changes that lead to steadier mood and clearer priorities. The process starts with a few focused conversations and moves toward goals the client sets. Elizabeth aims to make therapy useful and doable for busy lives.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s perspective. The therapist provides empathy and supports clients to set their own goals, useful for concerns like relationship stress or low self-esteem.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It uses simple exercises and experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting, which can reduce anxiety, mood problems, and stress reactions.

Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on strengths and small, achievable steps. It helps clients identify what is already working and build short-term plans to move toward clearer goals, useful for life transitions and practical problems.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can shift over time as priorities change and progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to stay connected. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not wanted, and live chat or text messaging suit quick check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and busy schedules.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Elizabeth supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, and related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a respectful, compassionate approach that centers the client. Sessions focus on listening, setting practical goals, and taking small steps toward change.
How much experience does she have?
She has 29 years of professional experience working with a range of everyday and complex concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing from?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

What this therapist works with

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Experience
29 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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