Elizabeth Cook, LICSW

Elizabeth Cook is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Alabama. She focuses on grief, caregiver stress, and life changes and brings a calm, straightforward style to sessions. She also helps people dealing with anxiety, stress, compassion fatigue, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, and low self-esteem.

She trained in social work at Belmont University and completed a Master of Social Work at the University of Alabama. Her clinical background includes outpatient and inpatient hospice settings where she supported adults and families through loss and end-of-life issues. Earlier work included providing child behavioral support in home settings.

Her approach is client-centered and strengths based. She listens actively and reflects what she hears to help people feel understood. That listening is paired with solution-focused techniques and cognitive behavioral tools to help people make small, practical changes that add up.

In sessions she helps people identify what matters most, set short-term goals, and try specific strategies to manage stress and mood. She often supports caregivers facing exhaustion and the decisions that come with aging and serious illness. The work aims to leave people feeling more able to speak up for their needs and handle difficult moments.

She has three years of clinical experience and offers therapy in English. Before booking, confirm current session options so you know how meetings are scheduled.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and can name what matters. It helps when someone needs validation, support with grief, or help sorting complicated feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and low mood. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, concrete steps toward preferred outcomes and is helpful when someone wants quick, goal-oriented work.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and then try methods that fit. Decisions about which approaches to use are collaborative and can change over time as goals evolve.

Confirm current session options before booking so you understand how meetings are scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins on a workday or longer sessions when needed. It also makes it easier to continue care across life changes while working with a licensed professional who can help prioritize coping strategies and caregiver needs.