Elizabeth Shields, LMHC, LIMHP

Elizabeth Shields is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed independent mental health practitioner who focuses on building a dependable therapeutic relationship first. She uses a person-centered, strengths-based style to help people talk through current struggles and set practical goals. Sessions are meant to be an ongoing conversation where clients can examine thoughts, feelings, and choices in a straightforward way.

Elizabeth pays attention to the whole person and to the things that matter most to each client. She works with adults on issues like stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, grief, and relationship or intimacy questions. She also supports people dealing with caregiving strain, chronic health issues, sleep problems, and challenges around self-esteem and life transitions.

Her approach draws from several therapies so she can match methods to a person’s needs. That can include learning skills to manage difficult thoughts and behaviors, focusing on emotional connection in relationships, and exploring values to guide choices. She aims to help people build coping skills and practical routines that make day-to-day life easier.

Elizabeth has four years of clinical experience and works from Nebraska. She is the parent of a child with multiple disabilities and brings that perspective when supporting caregivers and people balancing complex care demands. She encourages open conversation about goals and progress during therapy.

To begin, she asks people to share their priorities and what they hope to change. From there she and the client create a plan that fits those goals and the person’s real-world schedule.

Approaches that guide online work and finding the right fit

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and then choose actions that match their values. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions when someone wants clearer direction about what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns and practicing small, specific changes to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. It often helps with sleep issues, worry, mood, and attention-related struggles. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationships shape feelings and responses, and it can be helpful for intimacy issues, communication problems, and people who want to build more secure connections.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to goals, preferences, and what feels practical. Together they try techniques, check what helps, and adjust the plan over time so sessions stay useful and relevant.

The biography did not list specific online session formats. Confirm which formats are offered before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, scheduling during a break from work, avoiding travel time, or having a shorter check-in when energy is limited. Licensed professionals can support skills practice, values-based planning, and emotion-focused work through remote appointments when that format is available.