Elizabeth Shields, LMHC, LIMHP
Practical, values-based support for everyday struggles
Book with ElizabethWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
How Elizabeth works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC, LIMHP
- Licensed in
- Nebraska, Iowa
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Shields is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner who centers therapy on practical support. She uses straightforward, person-centered care to help people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and relationship concerns. Her approach emphasizes building trust and a steady working relationship.
She focuses on values, strengths, and everyday coping skills. Sessions often include talking through current problems, noticing unhelpful thinking, and trying small changes that feel doable.
Background and approach
Elizabeth explains things plainly and keeps therapy grounded in real life tasks and routines. Elizabeth brings four years of clinical experience and a holistic view of each person. She pays special attention to caregiving strain and the challenges of balancing work, health, and relationships.
She also supports people dealing with addiction, sleep problems, bipolar mood swings, ADHD, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Her style draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based ideas, and emotionally focused techniques. That mix is used to help people identify values, improve communication, and reduce unhelpful behavior patterns.
Elizabeth works with people from many backgrounds and welcomes international clients who want to work in English. Therapy with her can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin the process and then schedule sessions that fit their needs.
What Elizabeth works with
Everything Elizabeth lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Elizabeth's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elizabeth lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Blending evidence-based approaches for online support
Elizabeth uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as core tools in online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters most to them and take small actions that align with those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and trying practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety, anger, or low mood.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Elizabeth will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether ACT, CBT, attachment-based ideas, or emotionally focused techniques will best support the issues at hand, and the plan can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for fuller conversations, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can fit quick check-ins or when someone needs support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep working on coping skills across different settings.
Questions people ask about Elizabeth
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, caregiving strain, sleep issues, addiction, bipolar and depression symptoms, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and strengths-based, focusing on building trust, clarifying values, and using practical coping skills in day-to-day life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working with a range of concerns and uses that background to guide straightforward, practical sessions.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds LMHC and LIMHP credentials and is licensed in Nebraska with credentials noted as IA LMHC and NE LIMHP.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what does therapy cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.