Elizabeth Huntoon, LICSW

Elizabeth Huntoon is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with four decades of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and relationship concerns. She brings a calm, warm presence to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use each day. Elizabeth is based in Massachusetts and practices as an LICSW.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and emotionally-focused approaches to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses. Sessions are straightforward and aimed at tangible changes like improved sleep, clearer communication, and better coping with grief or trauma.

Elizabeth has worked with people facing fertility and adoption challenges, immigration and cultural adjustment, caregiver stress, and end-of-life concerns. She also addresses anger, self-esteem, burnout and compassion fatigue, and the ups and downs of mood disorders including bipolar conditions. Her background includes long experience supporting people through loss and major life transitions.

In the therapy room she listens first, then helps set short-term goals and small experiments clients can do between sessions. Her approach is collaborative; she offers practical tools, mindfulness practices, and ways to reframe thoughts that get in the way of daily functioning.

Sessions can be held by phone, video, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules. People who choose Elizabeth work toward clearer coping strategies, steadier mood, and more satisfying relationships.

How CBT and Client-Centered Approaches Work Online

Elizabeth commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety, depression, or unhelpful habits, and then try small changes to test new ways of coping. She also draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening, understanding a person's experience, and shaping goals together. Emotionally-focused ideas are used when working on relationship and intimacy concerns to help people name feelings and respond differently.

Choosing the right approach is part of the conversation. Elizabeth partners with each person to identify goals and pick methods that fit their needs and preferences. That collaborative process often includes trying a few techniques and adjusting based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone can be lower bandwidth and easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat or text is useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when writing is a preferred way to reflect. These options make it easier to keep regular appointments and use skills between sessions.