About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Payne is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in California. She focuses on anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, and helping people cope with life changes. Elizabeth aims to make starting therapy feel like a manageable step, not a big leap.
She uses a collaborative, client-centered style that treats clients as partners in the work. Sessions focus on practical tools and real situations clients face each week. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors slowly.
How Elizabeth works
Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to help with panic, anxiety, and staying grounded. Narrative Therapy is used to look at how personal stories shape identity and choices. Elizabeth adapts these approaches to fit each person’s needs and goals.
Elizabeth brings eight years of clinical experience to her practice. She pays attention to how work, body image, attachment, and communication affect daily life. She also addresses concerns like control issues, life purpose, midlife questions, social anxiety, panic attacks, and workplace strain.
Her style aims to be inclusive and culturally aware. She supports people working through women’s issues and young adult transitions. To start, readers are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy process to match and schedule a first session.
Elizabeth lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Elizabeth works with
The areas below are the ones Elizabeth selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How Elizabeth's Approaches Translate to Online Work
Client-Centered Therapy means sessions focus on the person's priorities and pace, with the therapist listening closely and reflecting what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs space to name goals or feels unsure where to begin.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, panic, social fears, and everyday stress by giving simple tools to try between sessions.
Mindfulness practices teach brief exercises to reduce reactivity and calm the body during panic or strong emotion. These skills are often used alongside CBT to manage symptoms in the moment.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That plan can change as progress is made and new challenges come up.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, since formats are set per therapist. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also supports continuing care during life transitions and helps people practice new skills in real time between sessions.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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