Elizabeth Stivers, LCSW - Therapist in Maine

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Stivers is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience. She practices from Maine and focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. She trained first in psychology and then earned a master’s degree in social work, and she brings long experience across many settings to her current practice.

She has worked in homes, community centers, hospitals, residential placements, outpatient clinics, and independent practice.

Background and approach

That variety shaped how she sees family systems and individual needs. She pays attention to the whole family while also addressing each person’s specific concerns. Her work tends to be practical and skills-based.

She teaches clearer communication, helps people identify patterns that get in the way, and supports steps toward change. She also helps people cope with stress, compassion fatigue, and caregiver burdens that can build up over time. Elizabeth has experience with adoption and foster care adjustments, blended family challenges, fatherhood issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, and related family-of-origin concerns.

She also addresses trauma and abuse and uses approaches suited to processing difficult memories and reactions. In sessions she mixes collaborative conversation with tools and strategies chosen for each person’s situation. Parents and family members who want straightforward guidance and steady support can expect direct coaching, skills practice, and attention to both relationships and individual well-being.

Therapeutic approaches for online family and parenting support

Elizabeth draws on client-centered work that focuses on each person’s perspective and helps people feel heard and understood. That approach is useful when families need a calm space to talk and rebuild communication. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches concrete tools to reduce anxiety and manage stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is another option she brings into family work to help partners and family members recognize and shift emotional patterns that keep them stuck.

Choosing the right method is a collaborative step. The therapist will talk with clients about needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest one or a blend of approaches. That decision is revisited as work progresses so the plan fits changing priorities.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for busy families. These options make it easier to fit sessions around parenting schedules, school, and work. They also let therapists follow up between sessions with text or chat when that helps maintain momentum in skill-building and communication practice.

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.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Elizabeth address?

Her practice covers stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting and family problems, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, autism and Asperger syndrome, and fatherhood concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

She uses a practical, collaborative approach that teaches communication and coping skills. Sessions blend conversation with hands-on strategies tailored to family and parenting situations.

What is her background and experience?

She has 16 years of clinical experience and has worked in homes, community centers, hospitals, residential settings, outpatient clinics, and independent practice. That range informs her work with families and individuals.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a licensed clinical social worker, ME LCSW LC21760, and she practices from Maine.

Which languages are offered and are international clients taken?

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

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 16 years
Licensed: Maine
Languages: English

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