Elizabeth Lachendro, LMHC
Compassionate, practical counseling for life challenges
Details
| Name | Elizabeth Lachendro |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 15 |
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Lachendro is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 15 years of experience. She practices from Florida and uses a straightforward, client-focused style. She aims to help people facing anxiety, depression, substance use, trauma, and identity concerns.
She talks with each person to build a plan that fits their life and goals. Her work favors narrative ideas and client-centered listening. That means she helps people tell the story of what happened, notice patterns, and choose where to make changes.
Background and approach
She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive-behavioral techniques to offer tools for handling intense feelings and unhelpful thoughts. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented. Elizabeth helps people break problems into manageable steps and practice new skills between meetings.
She uses motivational interviewing strategies when substance use and recovery are part of the picture. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, grief, parenting stress, body image, and work-related concerns. Her approach pays attention to how life history shapes present behavior, so clients can reshape habits and commitments that no longer serve them.
Elizabeth works with people across many concerns, including compassion fatigue, ADHD, bipolar challenges, eating and sleeping issues, and coping after disasters. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. Her practice aims to help people move toward clearer values, steadier emotion, and more satisfying daily life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse among the things Elizabeth works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
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.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Elizabeth among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Elizabeth among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Elizabeth among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: 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.
- Trauma-Focused 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
How narrative and action-focused work together online
Elizabeth uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships. That approach helps spot recurring themes and offers ways to rewrite parts of life that feel stuck. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is also part of her practice; it focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings, clarifying values, and taking committed action even when emotions are hard to bear.She blends those approaches with client-centered listening so the direction of therapy matches each person's needs. Finding the right combination is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review progress and adjust methods based on what feels useful and realistic for the client's goals.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief updates, coaching-style check-ins, or working through a single task between longer sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and can help therapy fit into busy routines.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does Elizabeth help with?
She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, and identity-related concerns. Other areas include grief, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, and work or career worries.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens for personal stories, then helps people set short- and long-term goals and practice skills between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working in mental health, including counseling for substance use, family concerns, and trauma.
What credentials and location are on file?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, listed as FL LMHC, and practices from Florida.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin therapy?
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