Elizabeth Stivers, LCSW

Maine · 16 years in practice

Elizabeth Stivers is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Maine: LC21760 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1497072276 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 16
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 Stivers is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience. She practices in Maine and brings a practical, steady approach to people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. Stivers emphasizes clear communication and hands-on tools.

She helps people learn skills for handling everyday stress and stronger ways to talk about hard feelings. Sessions focus on what feels most urgent to the person and on small steps that build change.

Background and approach

Her background includes work in hospitals, outpatient clinics, community centers, residential placements, and independent practice. That range informs how she adapts sessions to different needs, whether someone is facing loss, a major life change, or ongoing caregiving stress.

In addition to common concerns like anxiety and depression, she supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, adoption and foster care issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome related challenges, blended family issues, and fatherhood matters. She also helps with communication problems, codependency, and coping after divorce or separation.

Stivers blends client-centered listening with approaches that teach coping skills and help process strong emotions. She works collaboratively to set goals and practices strategies in-session that people can use between meetings. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Parenting issues
Depression
Coping with life changes
LGBT
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Self esteem
Compassion fatigue
Adoption and foster care
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Elizabeth names

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Online support

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and shifting strong emotion patterns in relationships and personal life. Online EFT sessions help clients notice emotional reactions and practice new ways of expressing needs and connecting with others.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the session on the person's perspective. The therapist listens deeply, reflects back what she hears, and lets the person guide the focus. This approach helps people feel understood and move at their own pace in virtual sessions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. In online work CBT can include short skill-building exercises, homework, and real-time problem solving during video or chat sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and comfort with online formats. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan over time.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules and different life demands. Video calls let people work face-to-face when that helps, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or ongoing support between longer meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, school, or travel without losing continuity of care.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting and family-related worries, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and practical, combining attentive listening with tools to change difficult patterns and improve communication.

How long has she been practicing clinically?

She has 16 years of experience working in settings that include hospitals, community centers, residential placements, outpatient clinics, and independent practice.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She holds a LCSW credential and practices in Maine.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats does she use?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does the subscription and cost structure work?

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

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