Elizabeth Toback

Compassionate, experienced counselor blending skills and empathy

LMHC Florida

Experience: 38 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Toback is a licensed mental health counselor who draws on cognitive behavioral therapy alongside client-centered and emotion-focused techniques to help people navigate relationship challenges, trauma, and mood concerns.

Background and approach

With a long-standing career practicing in Florida, she emphasizes practical strategies to address anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, and addiction-related patterns while also attending to intimacy and grief-related issues. She works from a belief that each person is the expert on their own life and brings strengths to the therapeutic process.

That perspective informs collaborative treatment planning that blends evidence-informed skills with exploration of emotional experience, and she adapts interventions to concerns such as communication problems, attachment and abandonment issues, body image, and caregiver stress. Elizabeth’s experience also includes responses to complex presentations like dissociation, chronic pain and illness, and disruptive mood dysregulation.

Clients seeking flexible ways to engage in treatment can access sessions in several formats, and Elizabeth matches therapeutic focus to each person’s goals and circumstances. She brings 38 years of professional experience as an FL LMHC to support people who are making a deliberate effort toward greater wellbeing and more satisfying relationships.

Online approaches that combine skills and emotional work

Elizabeth often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teach practical strategies for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and stress management. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to explore attachment and intimacy-related concerns, helping people understand and shift emotional responses within relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify goals, weigh options, and adapt techniques based on individual needs and preferences so that treatment feels relevant and doable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules or those who prefer remote care. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into daily life, and access different modes of support as progress unfolds.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, sleeping disorders, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT matters, family and grief issues, and eating concerns.

Which therapeutic styles does she use in sessions?

Her practice incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered, dialectical behavior, emotionally-focused, and mindfulness approaches to tailor treatment to the person’s needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Elizabeth brings 38 years of professional experience to her work with clients, applying a broad background to complex emotional and relational concerns.

Where is she licensed and what are her credentials?

She is licensed in Florida as an LMHC with license number FL LMHC MH2955 and maintains a independent practice in that state.

Can clients who speak other languages work with her?

She conducts therapy in English and is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

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.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersDepression

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefEating disorders

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame ImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stress Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

38+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English