Elizabeth Carter, LMHC
Therapist in Florida
Elizabeth Carter is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida with 32 years of clinical experience.
- Licensed inFlorida
- LicenseMH1645
- NPI 1053057398
- Experience32+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Carter is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida with 32 years of clinical experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addiction concerns, and relationship or intimacy issues. She creates a calm space where clients can speak freely and begin to make changes at their own pace.
Elizabeth uses practical talk and evidence-based tools rather than jargon. She listens first and helps people name what matters to them.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals, coping skills, and steps clients can try between meetings. Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early bonds shape current patterns. She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy and client-centered methods to build values-driven action and stronger self-awareness.
Cognitive behavioral techniques are used when helpful to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. People who come to her often want support with parenting strain, grief, career stress, or struggles with self-esteem and boundaries. She also works with people facing ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, chronic illness, and compulsive or addictive behaviors.
Elizabeth pays attention to how life transitions and past losses affect day-to-day coping. Therapy with Elizabeth aims to be collaborative and steady. She helps clients set realistic steps, practice new responses, and notice what changes.
The focus is on improving daily functioning and rebuilding a sense of agency over time.
Credentials
- LMHC (Florida)
- License MH1645 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1053057398 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Elizabeth lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elizabeth names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on understanding connection patterns and how early relationships shape current reactions. Online sessions can be used to notice relationship triggers, practice new responses, and rebuild a sense of safety in relationships.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values, accept difficult thoughts, and take committed action. Online ACT sessions often combine short exercises, goal-setting, and practical plans to try between meetings to improve day-to-day functioning.
Client-centered therapy centers on listening, empathy, and supporting the person's own growth. In remote sessions the therapist offers reflective listening and gentle feedback while clients steer the pace and topics of work.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past, and then try approaches that fit the person's needs. Adjustments are made as work progresses so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or need less bandwidth. Live chat or text supports quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, and skill reminders between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, and related concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then offers practical skills and steps to try between sessions.
How many years of experience does she have?
She brings 32 years of professional work experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC, and practices from Florida.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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