About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Skaff is a licensed independent social worker with 24 years of clinical experience. She draws on straightforward, practical methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and life transitions. Her style is calm and focused, aimed at making conversations useful for daily life.
She began clinical work after earning a master's degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1999 and spent early years on an inpatient psychiatric unit.
Background and approach
Those first roles involved working with children and adolescents alongside families and schools. Over time she moved into independent practice and broadened her caseload to include young adults and adults. In independent practice she addresses a wide range of concerns including family and parenting issues, self-esteem, depression, addictions, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and relationship struggles.
She also helps people facing career questions, money stress, or feelings of emptiness and isolation. Many clients bring worries about communication, commitment, and blended family problems. Her day-to-day work blends client-centered listening with practical techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches and solution-focused strategies.
She helps people spot unhelpful thinking, try small behavior changes, and set short-term goals that build momentum. Emotionally-focused ideas guide work around attachment and relationship patterns. Sessions aim to be validating and non-judgmental while staying goal-oriented.
Prospective clients in Ohio can expect clear explanations of methods and collaborative planning that fits their needs and life demands.
How Elizabeth Uses Talk Therapy Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. It creates a space where concerns about anxiety, parenting, or family stress can be named and explored, and the therapist follows the client's lead to set goals and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test small changes in behavior to reduce anxiety and improve mood. This approach is helpful for work stress, worry, and mood concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss options and work collaboratively to choose methods that match a client's needs, goals, and preferences. Plans can be adjusted over time as progress is reviewed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversations, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat and texting can fit quick check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit sessions into workdays, caregiving schedules, or busy routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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