Therapist profile
Elizabeth Giele, LCSW, LICSW
LCSW LICSW - Stress and Family concerns
Continue with ElizabethAbout
- Mindfulness therapy
- Acceptance and commitment
- Life and grief coaching
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Giele is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with both LCSW and LICSW credentials and 35 years of experience practicing in the United States. She works with adults on common life stresses such as grief, anxiety, depression, caregiving strain, career transitions, and relationship concerns. Sessions are described as person-centered and strengths-based, focusing on what matters to each individual and what they want to change.
Her approach emphasizes listening without judgment and learning each person's values and goals. She uses mindfulness, narrative methods, acceptance and commitment ideas, and client-centered techniques to help people build confidence and self-compassion. She also brings in life coaching and practical skills when useful for daily functioning and decision making.
Elizabeth has long experience helping people cope with losses and major life changes. This includes support around serious illness, hospice and end-of-life issues, bereavement, job loss, and transitions in intimate or family relationships. She also addresses caregiver stress and compassion fatigue, especially for adults caring for elderly parents.
Other common concerns she works with include sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, ADHD-related challenges, and chronic illness or pain. She notes attention to LGBTQ matters and to communication or family-of-origin problems when individuals bring those issues up.
Her practice has a practical tone: sessions aim to increase resilience and coping skills while grounding change in a person’s own values. Elizabeth works from New Mexico and provides services in English.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take small committed steps toward them, and it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and reflecting so the person can notice what matters and make their own choices; it helps when someone needs a steady, respectful space to sort feelings. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness skills to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and stress management.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist discusses goals, preferences, and what feels useful, and then adapts methods as the work progresses. That means techniques may shift between acceptance strategies, reflective listening, and practical coaching depending on what the client needs.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into weekdays or between appointments, and it can reduce travel time. Phone or video sessions can allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or for meetings that do not require being on camera. The emphasis is on making therapy fit everyday life while trying different methods to see what helps most.
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Experience
35+ years
Listed in
New Mexico, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, caregiver strain, career changes, relationship and family concerns, and issues related to chronic illness or pain.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She works from a person-centered, strengths-based approach, using mindfulness, narrative, client-centered methods, and acceptance and commitment ideas alongside life coaching techniques.
How many years has she been practicing?
She has 35 years of experience working with adults across a range of life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and is based in New Mexico.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking to be sure which formats are offered for appointments.
How is cost handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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