Elizabeth Malchow, LCSW
Wisconsin · 7 years in practice
Elizabeth Malchow is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with seven years of experience supporting people through major life shifts.
License and registration
- LCSW, Wisconsin
- 9796-123 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1578125704 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Malchow is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with seven years of experience supporting people through major life shifts. She works in Wisconsin and offers a calm, respectful presence for those feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or relationship strain. Elizabeth focuses on helping people name what matters and find practical steps forward.
She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, attachment-informed work, and cognitive-behavioral strategies to guide sessions. That means conversations that pay attention to feelings, patterns in relationships, and small behavior changes that can reduce distress.
Background and approach
Sessions often include simple exercises to build awareness and new ways of responding. Elizabeth favors creative, hands-on activities when they help a person notice old habits and try healthier options. These can be reflective journaling prompts or art-based tasks that make emotions easier to recognize.
She adapts tasks to each person's comfort level and goals. Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. Clients set goals and Elizabeth helps map steps to reach them, whether the aim is managing mood, coping with trauma, improving communication, or navigating parenting and caregiving stress.
The work combines listening, practical skills, and gentle challenge. People who like a thoughtful, compassionate therapist who offers clear tools tend to do well with her. She prioritizes respect and curiosity, and she checks in often to make sure the plan fits the person in front of her.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Elizabeth lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elizabeth names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic 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
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Elizabeth uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and name their core emotions and how those feelings shape relationships. EFT-style work helps when patterns of disconnection, hurt, or repeated conflict feel stuck and painful.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy, which looks at how early bonds affect current reactions and closeness with others. That approach can help people recognize relationship patterns and learn gentler ways of connecting. In addition, she draws on Client-Centered Therapy, focusing on listening, empathy, and following the client's pace to set goals and try new strategies.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elizabeth collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She may combine emotion-focused conversations with practical CBT-style steps or creative exercises when those fit the plan.
Online therapy makes these methods more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for emotional work and exercises, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins or ongoing skill practice. These options let people fit sessions into busy schedules and keep momentum between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, parenting strain, self-esteem and career concerns, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm, reflective, and collaborative. Sessions combine listening, emotion-focused conversation, and practical exercises to build new habits.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of mood, relationship, and life transition issues.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - practicing in Wisconsin.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions offered remotely?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging depending on what works best for the person.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.
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