- Client-centered approach
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
About Liz
Liz Smith is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, with ten years of clinical experience in Florida. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, relationship issues, grief, and related concerns. Liz speaks English and Spanish and uses a client-focused style that keeps the person's priorities first.
She begins by listening without judgment and helps people name what they are facing. Sessions are practical and direct. She combines client-centered work with skills-based strategies so clients learn tools as they talk through problems. That can mean practicing emotion regulation or role-playing a difficult conversation.
Liz integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to address patterns of thinking that feed anger and anxiety. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to build distress tolerance and improve emotional regulation. For trauma, she offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, as one option when it fits the client's goals.
Her style mixes short-term problem solving and longer exploration depending on what a person needs. She also frames coaching-style conversations around goals like returning to work, managing urges, or repairing a relationship. Sessions include practical homework and skill practice between meetings.
People who come for help with anger often get clear strategies to reduce outbursts, manage frustration at work, and handle resentment with partners. Liz helps people identify triggers, try new responses, and notice what changes over time.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following a person's priorities. Online sessions let conversations stay focused on what the client brings and on finding next steps together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses simple exercises to test new reactions to anger and anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving coping in stressful moments.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Liz will work with each person to choose which methods to try first and adjust based on how things are going. That means checking goals, reviewing what helps, and mixing listening with skills practice over time.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people use video or phone depending on what suits them. Licensed professionals can guide practice exercises between sessions so skills are used in daily life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Montana, Utah, Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she support?
She works with frustration at work, losing temper with close people, built-up resentment, and living with others' anger as listed among her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She practices client-centered therapy, which prioritizes the client's concerns, and pairs that with practical skill teaching when helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working with substance use, trauma, mood concerns, and related issues.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is an LMHC and an LCPC licensed in Florida and practices there.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session formats arranged?
Session formats were not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.
How do costs and billing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.