Elizabeth Shields

Compassionate, practical therapy with a collaborative focus

LMHC, LIMHP Nebraska

Experience: 4 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Family, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Shields is a licensed mental health counselor who centers her work on building a trusting therapeutic relationship and drawing on evidence-informed methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She brings a person-centered, strengths-based stance that emphasizes the whole person and respects each client’s values, goals, and life context.

Background and approach

With four years of clinical experience, she aims to create a space where people can examine thoughts, feelings, and patterns while developing practical coping skills and resilience. Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns including stress and anxiety, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction, and caregiving stress.

Elizabeth also works with challenges like ADHD, body image, communication and attachment issues, and the impact of chronic illness. She has particular empathy for family caregivers informed by her own experience as a parent of a child with multiple disabilities.

Elizabeth holds LMHC and LIMHP credentials and is licensed in Nebraska. She welcomes clients who prefer online options and accepts international clients, offering flexible session formats to suit differing needs and schedules.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning; it can be especially useful for anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and stress-related concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages clients to clarify personal values and build psychological flexibility through mindful acceptance and committed action, which often helps with coping, life transitions, and chronic emotional pain. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in relationships and emotional bonds to improve connection, communication, and intimacy when attachment issues or relational difficulties are present.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Elizabeth will work together with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and adapt methods over time so therapy feels relevant and practical. She emphasizes building rapport and tailoring interventions rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy offers practical benefits like flexible scheduling and access from different locations using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, or caregiving responsibilities, and allow clients to use approaches such as CBT and ACT in formats that fit their routines and communication styles.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

Elizabeth works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, relationship and intimacy problems, grief, addiction, caregiving stress, and ADHD among other areas.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

Her work is person-centered and strengths-based, drawing on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to tailor care to each client.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of experience providing mental health support and building collaborative relationships with clients to address both immediate concerns and longer-term goals.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

Elizabeth is licensed with credentials LMHC and LIMHP and holds the registrations IA LMHC 133141 and NE LIMHP 3905. She is based in Nebraska.

Can people who speak other languages work with her?

She conducts therapy in English and is available to work with international clients who are comfortable in that language.

What session formats are offered for therapy?

Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide several ways to connect based on client preference.

How are fees and payment handled?

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

What is the process to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsSelf esteem Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Licensed

Nebraska, Iowa

Languages

English