Elizabeth Aulds, LMHC

Elizabeth Aulds is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She brings 14 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on practical tools that help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and depression. She encourages people to recognize their own strengths and to take small steps toward change. Her style is straightforward and person-centered. She listens carefully and helps clients break worries into manageable parts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the approaches she uses to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness techniques to build emotional flexibility and present-moment coping skills. Elizabeth works with relationship concerns and many related issues including communication problems, control issues, forgiveness, and infidelity. She also supports people facing life transitions such as divorce, midlife questions, caregiving stress, and role changes. Mood disorders and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) are among the clinical areas she addresses. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical practice between meetings. Clients can expect collaborative planning, skill-building, and attention to how strategies fit into daily life. The pace and homework are adjusted to what each person can manage. Elizabeth offers sessions in English from Florida and uses a mix of in-person and online formats. She frames therapy as a joint effort and helps people find steps that feel doable for them.

Using CBT and Acceptance Approaches Online

Elizabeth uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thinking that fuel anxiety or low mood and then practice different responses. CBT sessions often include clear goals, simple exercises, and short practices to try between meetings. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used alongside CBT to help people accept difficult feelings while choosing values-based actions that matter to them. Client-centered techniques create space for people to feel heard and to guide the pace of change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elizabeth will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and situation. She balances structured skill practice with listening and adapts plans based on how things are going. This joint process helps prioritize what will be most useful in daily life.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for interactive skill work and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers voice-only contact. Live chat and text options are useful for brief check-ins, skill prompts, or when a shorter exchange fits a busy day. These formats make it easier to fit consistent work into everyday schedules and to keep practicing skills between sessions.