About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Shantharaj is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, family conflicts, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Elizabeth aims to build a trusting relationship while supporting clients to regain confidence in themselves.
Her work often looks at how past experiences shape current relationships with others and with self. She helps people recognize unhelpful patterns and learn new ways of relating.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and focus on practical steps that clients can try between meetings. Elizabeth uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on client-centered techniques to follow the client’s lead, attachment-based ideas to address relationship patterns, cognitive behavioral methods to shift thinking and behavior, mindfulness to build present-moment awareness, and EMDR to address trauma-related distress.
The therapist and client decide together which approach to use. People who prefer a supportive, patient listener who also offers clear, concrete strategies may find this style helpful. Elizabeth emphasizes building trust in the therapeutic relationship while teaching skills for emotional regulation and healthier connections.
She works with issues such as attachment problems, codependency, fertility-related stress, guilt and shame, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and phobia, and women's issues. Sessions are conducted in English and take place in Texas.
How therapeutic approaches guide online care
Elizabeth integrates attachment-based work to look at how early and past relationships shape current patterns. This approach focuses on safety in relationships and helps people change repeating cycles with partners or family.She also uses client-centered methods that put the person’s goals first. Those techniques involve careful listening, reflecting what the person says, and following their pace to build trust and confidence.
Elizabeth incorporates cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. These tools can help with anxiety, mood shifts, and social fears by teaching practical steps to test and change thinking patterns.
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before to find the best fit. Plans are adjusted over time based on progress and feedback.
If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before scheduling. Confirming options lets you pick what fits your life and routine. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, avoid travel time, and use techniques like in-session breathing or brief check-ins between sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to remote care while focusing on clear, doable steps for change.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English