- Attachment focus
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practices
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Shantharaj is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and depression. Elizabeth lists additional focus areas including attachment issues, codependency, fertility-related concerns, guilt and shame, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and phobia, and women's issues.
She prioritizes a reliable therapeutic relationship where clients can begin to trust the process and themselves. Sessions often involve talking through how past experiences shape current patterns in relationships and self-view. Elizabeth helps people notice repeating cycles and practice different responses.
Her work draws from several clinical approaches. She uses client-centered methods to follow the client's priorities, attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns, and cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses EMDR-informed strategies and mindfulness practices when appropriate.
In sessions she and the client collaborate to decide on the best approach for the person's goals. That collaboration can mean trying different techniques and checking what helps. Practical skills, new ways of relating, and pacing the work to match the client's comfort level are common parts of her practice.
Elizabeth practices in Texas and conducts therapy in English. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled via the online options button.
Therapeutic approaches and online work
Elizabeth uses attachment-based ideas to map how early and past relationships shape current reactions and closeness with others; this can help when guilt or shame shows up around relationships. Client-centered therapy means the conversation follows the client's priorities and pacing, so sessions focus on what the person needs most that week. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets specific thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety, low mood, or self-blame active, with clear exercises to practice between sessions.Choosing an approach is usually collaborative. Elizabeth works with each client to identify goals and then tests techniques that fit those goals and preferences. That way the client helps steer which methods are used and how quickly the work progresses.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit work and family life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time so therapy can fit a break in the day. Discussing scheduling, session length, and any camera or phone preferences happens up front so the practical side fits into everyday routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and depression, plus related areas like attachment issues, codependency, fertility concerns, guilt and shame, mood disorders, and social anxiety.
How does she approach guilt and shame in therapy?
She looks at how past experiences shaped current self-judgment and relationship patterns, and uses conversational work and practical techniques to test new ways of relating to those feelings.
What is her clinical background?
She has six years of professional experience working with trauma, relationship issues, and mood concerns, and incorporates several therapeutic approaches in her practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.