About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Stark is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of experience. She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship struggles, parenting strain, grief, and issues with self-esteem. Her tone is warm and straightforward, aimed at people who want practical support and clear next steps.
She uses short-term, focused conversations alongside longer work when needed. Sessions often include skills people can use right away, like managing intense feelings, improving communication, and making routines that help with attention and sleep.
Background and approach
Elizabeth keeps explanations simple and checks in about what is and isn’t working. Her background includes individual and group work across community and clinical settings in California. Elizabeth studied liberal arts at Chapman University and earned a master’s degree in counseling psychology from National University.
Over the years she has supported people facing trauma, abuse, mood disorders, and life transitions. In sessions she aims to be collaborative and encouraging. She listens for patterns that get in the way and helps people try new habits between meetings.
Many clients focus on concrete goals - better sleep, clearer boundaries, or steadier mood management. Elizabeth offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging for ongoing check-ins. She explains how the subscription model works and helps people choose a cadence that fits their lives.
If someone is ready to start, she guides them through the initial steps and scheduling.
Evidence-informed approaches for online care
Elizabeth often draws on Cognitive Behavioral strategies to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. These techniques are practical and can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and ADHD-related routines.She also uses Solution-Focused methods that zero in on small, achievable steps. This approach is useful when someone wants quick strategies to improve communication, manage impulses, or handle a specific parenting or work challenge.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist talks with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they adapt methods and try things for a few sessions to see what fits best.
Online therapy here includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and ongoing text messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging is useful for short check-ins, journaling prompts, or quick coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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