Elizabeth Bourne

Elizabeth Bourne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, loss, and eating and food-related issues. She offers a calm space where clients can be heard without judgment and feel supported while making difficult decisions. Elizabeth aims to make each person feel respected and understood from the first visit.

She has almost 20 years of experience in mental health work across community, inpatient, outpatient, and hospital settings. That background means she has worked with people diagnosed with bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and life-limiting medical illnesses, as well as those coping with grief, phobias, and relationship or school problems.

Elizabeth uses a mix of approaches instead of relying on one single method. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to tailor care to each person's needs. Sessions focus on practical steps and on what matters most to the client.

Her work often addresses attachment, abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and coping with major life changes. She also supports people dealing with fertility or cancer-related stress and with forgiveness, guilt, and shame.

Elizabeth encourages people to take the first step toward care at their own pace and to work toward clearer goals and steadier coping. She welcomes questions about how her experience and approach might fit a specific concern.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work with Elizabeth

Elizabeth often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying new behaviors to reduce symptoms like low mood or anxiety.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Elizabeth discusses different methods with each person and helps decide which fits their goals and preferences. That collaborative process means the plan can shift as needs change.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as scheduling a shorter check-in during a work break or avoiding travel time to an office. It can also allow someone to work with a licensed professional who uses specific approaches like ACT or CBT even if local in-person options are limited.