- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth O'Malley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship tension, family conflict, parenting strain, grief, and anger. Sessions are practical and straightforward, focused on helping clients notice patterns and try new ways of responding.
In sessions she listens without judgment and uses clear techniques to manage difficult feelings. She draws from client-centered methods to keep the conversation focused on what matters to the client. She also brings in cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and test alternative responses.
Elizabeth uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills. Mindfulness practices appear in sessions as simple attention exercises that reduce reactivity. Solution-focused tools help set small, realistic goals and track progress between meetings.
Her experience includes supporting parents, including those caring for children with moderate to severe mental health challenges. She helps people untangle communication problems, commitment concerns, and caregiver stress. Work often centers on practical steps - trying a new phrase, setting a boundary, or testing a different routine.
Clients can expect clear planning and short-term skills practice alongside deeper conversations. Elizabeth explains techniques in plain language and checks in about what is helpful. The aim is steady improvement in handling anger, anxiety, and relationship strain over time.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy keeps the work focused on the client's priorities. In practice that means the therapist listens, reflects, and helps the client choose which problems to tackle first. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses simple experiments to test new ways of responding. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills for intense feelings and relationship strain.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit the situation, and adjust based on what helps. Clients often mix approaches - skills practice from DBT, thought work from CBT, and a client-centered check-in - to address anger, stress, or relationship patterns.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. They also let people try exercises at home and then discuss how those experiments went in the next meeting.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She works with anger alongside stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, and trauma. Anger is treated as an emotion linked to those life problems.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a client-centered style combined with CBT and DBT tools. Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer communication, and testing small changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience as an LMFT working in California. That background includes work with parents and family conflict.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California. Her practice and credential are located in California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session formats before booking as the biography does not specify them. Check the therapy options when you schedule to see what's offered.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process connects you and sets the initial appointment.