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Elizabeth Huntoon

Therapist · Massachusetts

Elizabeth Huntoon, LICSW

Experienced LICSW focused on practical support

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  • Anxiety and mood
  • Caregiver stress
  • Grief and loss

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Huntoon is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with four decades of experience in psychotherapy. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship concerns. Elizabeth also supports those facing grief, trauma, caregiving strain, and challenges tied to identity and life transitions.

Her approach centers on listening and responding to each person's needs. She uses client-centered work to build trust and mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts and behavior. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps with relationship patterns, and Jungian ideas can support deeper personal meaning.

Elizabeth has substantial experience supporting people through end-of-life and hospice conversations, fertility and adoption challenges, and immigration-related adaptation. She has worked with individuals dealing with addictions, bipolar mood issues, and compassion fatigue. Her background includes long-term practice with older adults and multicultural concerns in Massachusetts.

In sessions she aims to make things practical and clear. Conversations may cover coping skills, managing sleep and eating problems, or improving communication. She also offers coaching-style support when people want help with career decisions or life changes.

Elizabeth is based in Massachusetts and conducts work in English. To begin, prospective clients use the site process to match and schedule with her according to posted options. She describes her role as supportive and collaborative, working alongside people to find more satisfying, manageable ways to live.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterEmptinessFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

40+ years

Credentials

Massachusetts

Languages

English

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Elizabeth blends client-centered work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to shape online sessions. Client-centered Therapy emphasizes listening, understanding the person's experience, and shaping goals together; it helps people who need a supportive, accepting space to talk through problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes; this is useful for anxiety, mood issues, sleep problems, and coping skills. Emotionally-Focused Therapy pays attention to how emotions and interaction patterns affect relationships and helps people change those patterns for better connection.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Elizabeth will talk with each person about what feels most useful and adjust methods to fit their needs and goals. That collaborative decision helps shape the focus of sessions over time rather than locking in one method at the start.

The practical benefits of online work can include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Because formats were not specified in the biography, confirm current session options before booking. Discuss scheduling needs and session length when you set up your first appointment so sessions fit into everyday life and your daily routine.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Elizabeth commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, caregiving strain, and related concerns such as sleep and eating problems.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Elizabeth uses a client-centered style that emphasizes listening and collaboration, alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused techniques to address thoughts, feelings, and relationship patterns.

What sort of clinical background does she bring?

She has 40 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of issues including end-of-life care, infertility and adoption concerns, immigration adjustment, and multicultural matters.

Where is Elizabeth licensed to practice?

She is licensed in Massachusetts and conducts her practice there.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How are fees and payments handled?

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

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's posted availability.

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