About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Skaff is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in Ohio with 24 years of clinical experience. She focuses on clear, practical conversations that help people sort through stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and ADHD. She listens without judgment and helps clients identify small steps they can take right away.
She began her career after earning a master’s degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1999. Early work included a personal inpatient psychiatric unit where she treated children and adolescents and coordinated with schools.
Background and approach
That experience shaped her early focus on family dynamics and young people’s transitions. For more than two decades in independent practice, most of her caseload shifted toward young adults and adults. She regularly addresses issues such as depression, self-esteem, relationship and family stress, impulsivity, and coping with life changes.
She also supports people dealing with addictions, bipolar mood disorders, and concerns tied to identity and LGBT issues. Her style adapts to each person. She draws on client-centered methods to build trust and CBT to link thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
She also uses solution-focused and emotionally-focused ideas to create hope and strengthen emotional connection. Sessions emphasize problem solving, skills practice, and straightforward feedback. She helps people set realistic goals, try new behaviors, and check what works.
The aim is practical improvement in day-to-day life, one step at a time.
How her approaches work online and what to expect
Client-centered therapy focuses on respectful listening and helping the person lead the work. The therapist creates space for people to talk through worries and decide what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and then try small behavior changes to test new ways of coping. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on the emotional patterns in close relationships and helps people name feelings and change interaction habits.Choosing the most useful approach is part of the process and is done together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust based on what the client finds helpful. That collaborative process aims to match strategies to real-life needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and practicing skills. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions, do brief check-ups, or fit short conversations into a busy day. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to use therapy in ways that fit daily life.
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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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