- Compassionate presence
- Practical tools
- Goal focused
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Shartle is an Ohio licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 15 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, and major life changes. She aims to offer a calm, steady presence while people sort through hard feelings and decisions.
Her style is warm and practical. Sessions focus on building clearer communication, better coping tools, and stronger self-esteem. She helps people break patterns that keep them stuck and supports steps toward meaningful change.
Elizabeth brings together several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She uses these approaches to help clients notice what matters, shift unhelpful thinking, and try small behavioral changes that add up over time.
She often helps clients dealing with caregiving stress, compassion fatigue, blended family questions, and aging or geriatric concerns. Grief and end-of-life topics are also part of her work, offering a steady space to process loss and practical concerns.
Elizabeth describes her role as collaborative and goal-oriented. She partners with each person to set priorities, practice new skills between sessions, and measure progress. Her aim is to help adults move through transitions with more clarity and resilience.
Her style is warm and practical. Sessions focus on building clearer communication, better coping tools, and stronger self-esteem. She helps people break patterns that keep them stuck and supports steps toward meaningful change.
Elizabeth brings together several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She uses these approaches to help clients notice what matters, shift unhelpful thinking, and try small behavioral changes that add up over time.
She often helps clients dealing with caregiving stress, compassion fatigue, blended family questions, and aging or geriatric concerns. Grief and end-of-life topics are also part of her work, offering a steady space to process loss and practical concerns.
Elizabeth describes her role as collaborative and goal-oriented. She partners with each person to set priorities, practice new skills between sessions, and measure progress. Her aim is to help adults move through transitions with more clarity and resilience.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapySolution-Focused Therapy
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Ohio, California
Languages
English
Approach-driven online therapy that fits daily life
Elizabeth uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as two main tools in remote work. ACT focuses on helping people clarify their values, accept difficult feelings, and take steps toward a meaningful life. It can be helpful for grief, anxiety, and major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete strategies to reduce symptoms and change unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they try methods, notice what feels useful, and adjust the plan based on real progress and feedback.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how she is meeting with clients. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue care during life transitions or when dealing with caregiving and grief, while keeping the focus on practical steps and coping strategies.
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Elizabeth commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, career stress, and compassion fatigue among other issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and collaborative, blending practical skill building with reflective work to help people act on what matters to them.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of clinical experience supporting adults through life transitions, trauma recovery, and caregiving or end-of-life concerns.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is an LPCC licensed in Ohio and works with adults in that regional context.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted for ongoing work?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Press the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.