PuttingFamilyFirst

The therapist listings are provided by BetterHelp and we will earn a commission if you use our link - at no cost to you.

EC Portrait of Elizabeth Carter
Online therapist

Elizabeth Carter

Compassionate, experienced support for life challenges

Book with Elizabeth
Credentials
LMHC
Experience
32 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Carter is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 32 years of professional experience. She draws on long experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and depression. Elizabeth aims to make the first step easier by offering calm, steady support for those who are nervous about starting therapy.

Sessions focus on honest conversation and practical next steps rather than judgment. Over three decades she has worked with many different issues, including ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy challenges, grief, and coping with life changes.

Background and approach

She also addresses concerns such as self-esteem, anger, sleeping and eating difficulties, and career-related stress. Additional clinical interests include attachment issues, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and blended family matters. Elizabeth uses a mix of approaches to match the situation.

She draws from cognitive behavioral tools to challenge unhelpful thinking, acceptance-based strategies to help tolerate difficult feelings, and attachment-informed ideas when relationship patterns matter. Practical skills and small experiments are often part of sessions so people can try changes between meetings. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental.

She listens first, then helps clients set clear, manageable goals. Conversations are straightforward and focused on what will help in day-to-day life. Work is offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging, allowing flexibility for different schedules and needs.

Therapeutic approaches for online work and everyday life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck by them. It focuses on values and small actions that move someone toward a life they care about, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It uses straightforward exercises and experiments to test beliefs and build new habits, often useful for anxiety, mood challenges, and sleep or eating concerns.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections. It can be helpful when relationship patterns, intimacy, or caregiver and adoption issues are part of the problem.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily life, and then suggest methods that feel like a good fit. That collaboration helps tailor sessions so they are practical and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet without commuting. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when video is not possible, and live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins or to practice skills between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy family life or a changing schedule.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental and focuses on clear, manageable steps. She listens first and then uses practical tools to help people change how they handle difficult feelings and situations.
What is her background and experience?
She has 32 years of professional experience as a mental health counselor. That time includes work with a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and life-transition concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Florida LMHC MH1645, and she practices in Florida.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience
32 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

Next step

Talk to Elizabeth

  • Takes a few minutes
  • Nothing to set up just to look
  • Stop at any point
Book with Elizabeth