Therapist profile
Elizabeth Blackwood, LCSW
LCSW - Stress and parenting support
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting concerns
- Skills and regulation
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Blackwood is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker licensed in Oregon with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, self esteem, and compassion fatigue. She offers sessions in English and Spanish.
Elizabeth focuses on practical skills people can use day to day. She helps with emotional and behavioral regulation and building motivation. She also supports work around attachment concerns, communication problems, guilt and shame, and impulsivity.
Her approach draws on evidence-based techniques to address post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth related concerns, social anxiety and phobia, and women’s issues. She uses straightforward conversation to help clients identify patterns and try different coping strategies. Sessions include skill building and check-ins on what is working between meetings.
Elizabeth aims to adapt her dialogue and planning to the person in front of her. She emphasizes concrete steps over abstract theory and discusses what progress looks like in practical terms. People often leave with specific tools to manage stress, reduce anxiety, or handle difficult interactions at home.
She accepts international clients and speaks Spanish in addition to English. To begin, users follow the site process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online options button.
How sessions work
How evidence-based approaches are used online
Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on skills people can practice to manage strong emotions and improve behavior regulation. It is often used for impulsivity, emotional overwhelm, and to build moment-to-moment coping tools.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test different behaviors. It is commonly applied to stress, anxiety, social fears, and self-esteem work by breaking problems into manageable steps.
Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, daily challenges, and what methods feel doable. Together they pick techniques to try and adjust them based on what helps most.
Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy home life. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and make it simpler to keep regular appointments around parenting responsibilities. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered for scheduling and follow-up.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Oregon
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting worries, self esteem, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include attachment, communication problems, guilt and shame, impulsivity, and post-traumatic stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques and straightforward conversation. Sessions often focus on skills, behavior regulation, and concrete steps clients can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience as an LCSW working in clinical settings. That background includes work with stress, trauma-related concerns, and parenting support.
What credential and region does she practice from?
She is an LCSW licensed in Oregon. Location is listed as Oregon for regional reference.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients. Confirm any regional or scheduling details during booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the site sign-up process.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule the first session through the site's booking flow.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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