Elizabeth Skaff, LISW

Elizabeth Skaff is an Ohio LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) with 24 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family and parenting concerns, self-esteem, depression, addictions, and related mood and life-change difficulties. Elizabeth works mainly with young adults and adults who are navigating family strain, parenting pressures, or transitions in life. She sees presenting problems like ADHD, bipolar mood issues, and relationship stress as part of the picture she helps people sort through.

Elizabeth began her career after a master’s degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1999 and first worked on an inpatient psychiatric unit serving children and adolescents. She gained an independent license two years later and moved into private practice. Over the last two decades she broadened her caseload and now spends most of her time with young adults and adults facing family and personal challenges.

In sessions she uses a client-centered stance, focusing on what matters most to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy often shows up in the work because she pays attention to how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Solution-Focused ideas are also used to identify practical steps and build forward momentum.

Clients commonly bring issues such as blended family problems, divorce and separation, communication and control problems, commitment worries, and struggles with impulsivity or isolation. Elizabeth also addresses concerns about money, career choices, life purpose, and forgiveness.

Her approach aims to be straightforward and practical. Conversations typically look at current patterns, identify manageable changes, and try small experiments between sessions. People meet to talk through stressors, clarify goals, and practice skills that make day-to-day life easier.

How her approaches translate to online sessions