- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Grief
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Fraser is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people manage stress, parenting challenges, anxiety, grief, and relationship concerns. She brings a practical, people-centered style to sessions and helps clients identify strengths and straightforward steps they can take. Her tone is calm and direct, aimed at parents who need clear tools and support.
She draws from several approaches to fit each person’s needs rather than relying on a single method.
Background and approach
Sessions often include practical strategies for day-to-day problems, skill-building for managing emotions, and space to talk through difficult experiences. She weaves mindfulness and cognitive work into conversations when those tools help. Elizabeth has eight years of experience in multiple care settings, including outpatient specialty clinics, crisis intervention, inpatient programs, and federal programs.
That background shapes how she responds to urgent concerns and longer-term life changes. She pays attention to how work, school, family, and faith affect wellbeing. Parents often want help with communication, setting boundaries, behavior concerns, or their own stress.
She supports people navigating parenting strain, caregiver stress, and the complicated feelings that come with major life transitions. Practical coaching and problem-solving are common priorities in her work. Elizabeth offers services in English and Spanish and practices from Virginia.
She uses a collaborative approach, working with each person to set goals and choose strategies that fit their daily life.
What Elizabeth works with
Everything Elizabeth lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Elizabeth helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elizabeth lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic 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.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's concerns, helping them identify strengths and decide on realistic next steps. It works well for parenting stress and relationship worries because sessions center on what matters to the client.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. This approach is useful for anxiety, mood, sleep problems, and establishing routines that help families cope.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try techniques that fit their needs, and adjust plans together as progress is made. Many people use a mix of approaches rather than a single method.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet: video calls are like traditional sessions for in-depth work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat fits quick check-ins or shorter conversations, and text-based messaging supports ongoing coaching or brief updates. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy parenting schedules and day-to-day life.
Questions people ask about Elizabeth
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, eating or sleeping issues, anger, self-esteem, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, using practical steps and listening first to what matters most to the person. She mixes problem-solving with mindfulness and reflective conversation.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of experience working in outpatient clinics, crisis intervention, inpatient programs, and federal programs, which informs both urgent problem handling and longer term care.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Virginia LCSW, which stands for licensed clinical social worker, and she practices in Virginia.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
How are sessions delivered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect depending on needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability to begin the matching process.
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