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Elizabeth Lee

Therapist · California

Elizabeth Lee

LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Life purpose, Trauma recovery

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Experience
10 years
Based in
California
Sessions
Online
Languages
English, Spanish
  • Attachment-based work
  • EMDR and trauma
  • Art-based expression

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Lee is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with ten years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, and life changes. She also helps with trauma, low self-esteem, and questions about life purpose. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Lee uses straightforward, relationship-focused methods to help clients feel less stuck. She leans on attachment-based work to look at how early bonds shape current relationships. She also uses client-centered approaches that follow each person’s pace and priorities. When traumatic memories are interfering with daily life, she may use EMDR and trauma-focused techniques to assist processing.

Her background includes ten years of practice supporting adults through transitions like pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, and shifts in family roles. She addresses family of origin issues, codependency, dissociation, guilt and shame, and multicultural concerns. She also brings attention to young adult issues and women’s concerns without assuming a single path forward.

Practical tools and creative expression appear in sessions when words alone aren’t enough. The biography notes use of art-based methods alongside talk therapy to help people make sense of feelings. That combination aims to give concrete steps for coping, managing symptoms, and testing new ways of relating.

To begin, prospective clients select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

License and NPI on record

LMFT
California · 111591

As listed on the therapist's profile. A license can be checked with the state board, and an NPI with the national NPI registry.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefParenting issues

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCodependencyDissociationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameLife purposeMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Trauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English, Spanish

How her approaches translate to online work

Elizabeth commonly draws on attachment-based therapy to look at how past and present relationships shape current feelings. This approach focuses on patterns in relationships and can help when connection, trust, or repeated interpersonal cycles cause distress. Client-centered therapy is another core method; it centers the person’s own goals and pace and helps people talk through what matters most to them.

When trauma is a barrier, she may use EMDR and trauma-focused techniques to support processing of painful memories and reduce their ongoing emotional impact. Those methods aim to address experiences that keep showing up in daily life, such as intrusive memories or heightened anxiety after a traumatic event.

Finding the right therapeutic path is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will help evaluate which approaches fit a client’s needs, goals, and preferences and adjust the plan as sessions progress. That way the work is practical and driven by what a person wants to change.

Session format options were not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session choices before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, shorten travel time, and allow a quieter check-in during a work break or between errands. It can also let people use methods like EMDR without needing an in-person visit, depending on the agreed format and preparation.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, trauma and related concerns such as low self-esteem and life purpose.

How would she approach feeling stuck?

She uses attachment-based and client-centered methods to explore relationships and personal priorities, then adds trauma-focused techniques when past events keep causing distress.

How long has she been practicing?

Elizabeth has ten years of clinical experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is an LMFT licensed in California and provides services to people located in that state.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions scheduled and what does cost look like?

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

What is the first step to begin working together?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.

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