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Elizabeth Jones

Elizabeth Jones, LCSW

Kentucky

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Addiction and Trauma

  • ACT and CBT methods
  • DBT skills for emotion
  • Attachment-focused work

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Jones is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with nine years of experience working in Kentucky. She has a master's degree in social work and criminal justice and has focused much of her practice on people affected by addiction and by trauma. Her work includes helping with anger, stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and related concerns.

She prefers practical, strengths-based work that looks at what a person already does well. Elizabeth often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. She also draws on dialectical behavior skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Attachment-based ideas guide how she looks at relationship patterns and long-standing struggles with trust or abandonment. Client-centered methods shape the way she listens and responds, focusing on each person’s priorities when setting goals.

Her background includes residential treatment, family therapy, group work, and individual sessions. That range gives her experience with people facing substance use issues, trauma histories, and complex family dynamics.

Elizabeth describes her role as helping people notice strengths and try small changes that add up. She works with people on parenting stress, intimacy concerns, career pressures, ADHD-related challenges, and bipolar mood concerns among other areas.

People who work with her can expect clear, down-to-earth conversation and practical tools to practice between sessions. She welcomes international clients and holds Kentucky and Tennessee LCSW credentials.

Approaches online and how they are used

Elizabeth often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and values, then making small committed actions toward what matters. It can help with anger that comes from feeling stuck or from avoidance. CBT breaks down unhelpful thought patterns and tests them with real-world experiments to reduce reactivity and improve problem solving.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT gives concrete steps to manage intense feelings and to communicate more clearly when tensions rise.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that suit those goals, and adjust as needed. Clients and therapist decide together which skills to focus on and which exercises to practice between sessions.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the need to travel to an office. Licensed professionals can use these ways of working to focus on skill practice, behavior experiments, and communication tools that translate into everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCodependencyControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingInfidelityMen's issuesMood disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Listed in

Kentucky, Tennessee

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, and related concerns listed in her profile.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses strengths-based, client-centered conversation alongside cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches to build practical skills.

How much experience does she have?

Elizabeth has nine years of clinical experience, including residential treatment, group therapy, family work, and individual sessions.

What credentials and region does she hold?

She is an LCSW licensed in Kentucky and Tennessee and practices from Kentucky.

Which languages and international options are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin work with her?

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