Elisabeth Spear, LICSW, LCSW

Utah · 25 years in practice

Elisabeth Spear is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions.

License and registration

LCSW, Utah: 12939190-3501 · expires September 2026
LCSW, Florida: SW 7384 · expires March 2027
LICSW, Alabama: 6824C · expires April 2028
NPI: 1619131802 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 25
Languages: English

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About Elisabeth

Elisabeth Spear is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. She draws on 25 years of experience to offer steady support and practical tools. Elisabeth works with adults who are navigating identity, relationship dynamics, or recovery from trauma and addiction.

Her sessions are built around listening first and then choosing approaches that fit each person. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and respond to strong emotions in close relationships.

Background and approach

She also brings attachment-based ideas to address patterns that repeat across relationships. Elisabeth favors straightforward, collaborative work. That can include skill-building from cognitive behavioral therapy or emotion regulation techniques from dialectical behavior therapy.

She helps clients translate insights into everyday changes like clearer communication or healthier boundaries. Her background includes licensure as an LICSW and an LCSW, and she maintains a practice based in Florida. She supports people exploring gender, sexual orientation, kink and alternative relationship structures without judgment.

Sessions can address specific problems such as codependency, body image, addiction, or anger, and longer term concerns like life purpose, abandonment wounds, or family of origin patterns. Elisabeth aims to create a calm, practical space where people can try new ways of coping and relating.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Elisabeth lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Body image
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Dissociation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Sexuality
Young adult issues

Approaches Elisabeth names

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Online support

Emotionally informed care delivered online

Elisabeth uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice, name, and shift the intense feelings that come up in relationships and personal identity work. EFT can help when emotions feel overwhelming or when repeated patterns make it hard to connect with others.

She also draws on attachment-based therapy, which looks at how early bonds and repeated patterns shape current relationships and reactions. This approach can help people recognize why they react the way they do and build different ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. She works collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals, needs, and comfort. That might mean combining emotion-focused work with practical CBT or DBT skills to manage mood, anxiety, or impulsive behaviors.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules and preferences. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging make it possible to share updates between sessions or to check in when writing helps process feelings. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Elisabeth commonly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, addiction, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and many related areas listed in her specialties.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and compassionate, focusing on listening first and then using emotion-focused and skills-based techniques to address immediate problems and long-term patterns.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 25 years of experience as a practicing clinician to her work with clients.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and practices from Florida.

Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible options for different needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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