- Trauma aware
- Relational focus
- Practical skills
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Paul is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New York. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship or family strain. Many who seek her out are wrestling with recurring patterns, life transitions, or feeling disconnected from themselves or others.
Her style is collaborative, direct, and compassionate. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside relational work and somatic awareness, and adapts sessions to each person’s needs and personality. Sessions are conversational but focused on building practical insight and emotional regulation skills.
Clients often bring worries about self-worth, perfectionism, people-pleasing, shame, or anxiety. Elizabeth also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and the effects of divorce or separation. She pays attention to identity, sexuality, and nontraditional relationship structures.
Elizabeth gives particular attention to trauma and to recovery after disruptive events, including coping with natural or human-caused disaster. She aims to help people slow down, notice what’s under the surface, and develop steadier ways of relating to themselves and others.
With five years of practice, Elizabeth combines warmth with practical strategies. She describes therapy as a place to be understood without judgment and to work toward meaningful, sustainable change.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Elizabeth draws from trauma-informed, relational, and somatic approaches. Trauma-informed work focuses on creating steadier regulation and understanding how past events shape current reactions; it can help with anxiety, depression, and trauma-related symptoms. Relational or attachment-focused work looks at how early and current relationships affect patterns in intimacy and communication; it often helps with relationship problems and family dynamics. Somatic awareness helps people notice bodily signals tied to stress and build ways to calm their nervous system, which can support emotional regulation and reduce overwhelm.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what fits best. Clients and therapist check in together about what feels useful and make changes over time.
The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people work on emotional regulation, relationship patterns, and recovery after disruptive events from wherever they are located within the therapist's practice region.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
New York, Massachusetts, Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What types of concerns does Elizabeth address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship or family problems. Additional focuses include attachment issues, caregiver stress, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative, direct, and compassionate. Sessions are conversational and aim to build insight and emotional regulation skills.
What is her clinical experience?
She has five years of clinical experience working with adults, young adults, couples, and families on a range of emotional and relational concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds an MA LICSW and is listed as an NY LCSW practicing in New York.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before scheduling.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.