Elizabeth Shantharaj, LPC - Therapist in Texas

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Shantharaj is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, family conflict, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Elizabeth emphasizes building a trusting working relationship while also guiding clients to trust their own judgment.

She helps clients notice how earlier experiences shape current patterns with themselves and others. Conversations often look at attachment patterns, codependency, and how guilt or shame influence choices.

Background and approach

Sessions move at a practical pace, aimed at small, manageable changes that make daily life feel easier. Elizabeth uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on client-centered work to keep sessions focused on the client’s goals.

She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help reframe unhelpful thoughts and mindfulness to strengthen moment-to-moment awareness. Her practice includes work related to fertility concerns, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety and phobia. She and each client decide together which approach fits best for their situation and goals.

Elizabeth presents strategies clearly and checks in often to make sure they are helpful. People who want a collaborative therapist who links past experiences to present difficulties tend to fit well with her style. The tone in sessions is direct but supportive, with a focus on building skills people can use between appointments.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Elizabeth often uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current ways of relating; this approach helps when trust, closeness, or repeated patterns in relationships feel stuck. Client-Centered Therapy is another pillar of her work and means sessions focus on the client's priorities, with the therapist listening and reflecting to help people find their own answers. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and the behaviors that follow, which can reduce anxiety and lift mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Elizabeth collaborates with each person to decide which combination of methods fits their goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan if something isn’t helping.

Confirm the specific session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use these methods effectively with clients who need practical tools, trauma work, or relationship-focused support delivered remotely when that option is available.

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Elizabeth work with?

She helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, and related issues like attachment challenges, codependency, and fertility concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She aims to build trust while helping clients learn skills to manage thoughts, emotions, and relationship patterns.

How much experience does she have?

Elizabeth has six years of professional counseling experience working with the listed concerns and approaches.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing in Texas.

Which languages are supported and can international clients participate?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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: 6 years
Licensed: Texas
Languages: English

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