Elizabeth Giele, LCSW, LICSW
Experienced therapist focused on stories and coping
Details
| Name | Elizabeth Giele |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW, LICSW |
| Based in | New Mexico |
| Licensed in | New Mexico, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 35 |
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Giele is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 35 years of practice to conversations about life change and loss. She greets people with calm, direct listening and aims to learn what matters most to each person.
Her style is plain and respectful, not full of jargon, so parents reading on a phone can quickly get a sense of what a session feels like. She draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves.
Background and approach
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered ideas to support values-based choices and build everyday coping skills. Mindfulness and existential perspectives help people attend to meaning, purpose, and how they want their life to unfold. Elizabeth works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, career transitions, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and relationship and intimacy issues.
She also supports people facing anger, sleep problems, low self-esteem, depression, and compassion fatigue. She is experienced addressing issues related to aging, cancer, and end-of-life concerns. Her approach is strengths-based and practical.
Sessions involve listening, clarifying goals, and trying out new ways of thinking and acting between meetings. Coaching-style tools are offered alongside counseling when a person wants concrete steps to change. Elizabeth practices from New Mexico and communicates in English.
She emphasizes collaboration - you set the pace and priorities, and she helps you carry them out with skills that fit your life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Career difficulties among the things Elizabeth works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Elizabeth among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Elizabeth among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Elizabeth among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Elizabeth among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Elizabeth among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Elizabeth among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Elizabeth among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Elizabeth among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Elizabeth directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Elizabeth directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Using Narrative and ACT in online sessions
Elizabeth often uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine and revise the stories they tell about themselves, which can reduce the hold of unhelpful beliefs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to clarify values and teach simple strategies for accepting difficult feelings while taking value-driven action. Client-centered therapy provides a steady base of listening and empathy so people feel heard as they try new ways of coping.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to test ideas and adjust methods based on goals, life demands, and what feels useful. That means sessions can shift toward more coaching, more reflection, or more skills practice as needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues help the conversation. Phone sessions can fit a tighter schedule or lower bandwidth. Live chat and messaging work well for short check-ins, written reflection, or when someone prefers a nonverbal option. Together these options make it easier to schedule regular sessions and to use therapeutic tools between meetings.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, caregiving strain, chronic illness, career questions, and related problems such as sleep and anger.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and narrative-focused, using listening and collaboration to rework personal stories while adding practical coping tools and mindfulness skills.
What experience does the therapist have?
She has 35 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of life challenges, including hospice and end-of-life concerns and caregiver stress.
Where is this therapist located and what are credentials?
She practices from New Mexico and holds LCSW and LICSW credentials, listed as ME LCSW and MA LICSW in her background.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does payment and getting started work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
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