Elizabeth O'Malley, LMFT - Therapist in California

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth O'Malley is a licensed marriage and family therapist who uses a warm, client-centered approach. She listens carefully and helps parents and individuals talk through what matters most. Her style is straightforward and practical, aimed at small steps that make daily life easier.

With ten years of experience as an LMFT, she focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges. She also works with parenting concerns, including parents managing children with significant mental health needs.

Background and approach

Her practice covers mood disorders, trauma, grief, addiction, ADHD, and several other common difficulties. In sessions she blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when helpful. She also draws on mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to build coping skills and solve immediate problems.

The goal is to give parents simple tools they can try between meetings. Clients can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk about difficult feelings and decisions. Elizabeth encourages practical experiments and uses clear language rather than jargon.

She supports people through transitions, relationship strain, and the everyday stress of parenting. Elizabeth practices in California as LMFT CA LMFT 113693 and offers sessions in English. She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for people who prefer online formats.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that works for them.

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions fit your family life

Client-Centered Therapy is about listening and making space for each person to say what matters. The therapist follows the client’s lead, emphasizes empathy, and helps parents and individuals feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behaviors. It offers clear, step-by-step techniques for anxiety, low mood, and stress that parents can practice between sessions.

Elizabeth often integrates DBT skills when emotions run high or impulsivity is a concern. DBT provides skills for managing intense feelings, improving relationships, and tolerating distress without making things worse. Together these approaches aim to teach practical tools rather than rely on long explanations, so progress can show up in daily family life.

Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose techniques based on goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That way sessions focus on the most helpful tools for your situation.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit care into a busy schedule. Video calls let families connect face-to-face without travel, while phone sessions offer a simpler option. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins and step-by-step coaching between meetings. These formats increase flexibility and help maintain consistency during hectic times.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma and family conflicts. Parenting challenges, addictions, grief, and ADHD are also part of her focus.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is client-centered and direct. She combines practical CBT and DBT skills with mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to build coping tools.

How long has she been practicing?

She has ten years of professional experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is licensed in California as LMFT CA LMFT 113693 and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the US work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients within the scope allowed by her California license.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does pricing and starting therapy work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: California
Languages: English

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