- Anxiety and stress
- Relationship patterns
- Trauma and family
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Paul is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults and young adults on stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family problems, trauma and abuse, and depression. Many people seeking her help find social situations and interpersonal tensions hard to manage, including those wrestling with attachment, codependency, or communication breakdowns.
Her sessions are collaborative and direct. She talks through patterns that keep repeating and helps people notice how feelings, behaviors, and past experiences connect. Conversations aim to clarify what feels stuck and to build practical skills for managing strong emotions and anxiety.
Elizabeth uses evidence-based and relational approaches alongside attention to bodily experience. She draws on family systems ideas and attachment-focused work to understand relationship dynamics. Somatic awareness is part of how she helps clients notice what their bodies are signaling in tense moments.
She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care questions, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and issues tied to gender and sexual identity, including BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture. Topics like dissociation, coping after disaster, fatherhood issues, and first responder stress are within her scope.
Therapy with Elizabeth is conversational and practical. Sessions focus on clear steps, slowed-down reflection, and building skills that fit everyday life. People start by completing a brief matching questionnaire and then scheduling a first session through the online therapy options button.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Elizabeth uses evidence-based, relational ideas to guide her work. Family systems concepts look at how patterns move through relationships and help pinpoint recurring conflict or communication problems. Attachment-focused work explores early relationship patterns and how they shape current reactions, which can be useful for people who feel anxious or disconnected in social situations.She also incorporates somatic awareness, which means noticing bodily sensations that accompany strong emotions and using simple practices to calm or ground the body. These approaches aim to link thoughts, feelings, and bodily signals so clients can respond differently in tense moments.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client together consider needs, goals, and what methods feel most helpful. That choice can shift over time as symptoms change and new priorities appear.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions practical because they fit into work breaks, remove commute time, and make scheduling simpler. Others appreciate options that let them choose whether to be on camera or use a shorter check-in session when time is limited. Licensed professionals can adapt sessions to everyday life while focusing on skills, reflection, and symptom management.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
New York, Massachusetts, Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, and depression, as well as related areas like attachment, adoption and foster care, and communication issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and direct, with conversational sessions that focus on understanding patterns and building practical skills for emotion regulation and anxiety management.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience working with adults and young adults on emotional and relational concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds MA LICSW and New York LCSW credentials and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.