About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Lee is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps people moving through anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strain. She speaks plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person. Her style is warm, nonjudgmental, and focused on practical change.
She brings 22 years of clinical experience and a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University. Elizabeth pays close attention to patterns in someone’s life and points them out in clear terms.
Background and approach
That helps people notice which habits hold them back and which strengths they can build on. Her work blends attention to past relationships with a focus on present-day change. She teaches concrete communication skills people can use right away.
She also uses paradoxical techniques to help reframe painful experiences into sources of new strength. Elizabeth supports people facing trauma, domestic abuse, sexual assault, addiction, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and issues related to intimacy, parenting, or career stress. She adopts an eclectic, whole-person approach that considers mind, body, and spirit when helpful.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and down-to-earth. Elizabeth offers encouragement, validation, and tools to manage strong emotions. Her goal is to help people make small, steady changes that improve daily life.
How therapeutic methods adapt to online care
Elizabeth uses evidence-based techniques focused on patterns, communication, and reframing painful experiences. One approach emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful relationship and thinking patterns so people can make different choices in daily life. This helps with anxiety, depression, and recurring conflicts. Another helpful method is skills training in communication and emotional regulation. That involves teaching short, practical exercises people can use between sessions to reduce stress and improve interactions with others. A third strand is guided reframing - using paradoxical techniques to shift how someone interprets challenges and to uncover hidden strengths. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will discuss goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. Elizabeth checks in about what is helping and what needs changing so the plan stays useful and realistic. Online formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent. Video calls let people read facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, quick coping tools, or when writing helps someone process thoughts. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into work, family, and daily life.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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