Elizabeth Elliott-Staggs, LMFT

Elizabeth Elliott-Staggs is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 30 years of clinical experience. She is licensed in California and Texas and practices from Texas. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and relationship concerns. She focuses on creating an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Sessions are conversational and direct. The aim is to help people feel heard and begin to make manageable changes in daily life. Her work includes support for those coping with trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges. She also addresses areas such as career transitions, eating concerns, and life changes like divorce or separation. Additional focuses include multicultural concerns, forgiveness, and questions about life purpose. Elizabeth draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide treatment choices. She collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals and needs. The approach is practical, with attention to specific problems like obsessions, postpartum depression, PTSD, and seasonal mood shifts. Clients can expect respectful, steady guidance while they work on recovery and self-care. Elizabeth encourages people to take the first step and recognizes that starting therapy often takes courage. She welcomes English-speaking and international clients and works from her Texas practice.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy

Elizabeth uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to structure sessions and support change. One approach focuses on addressing unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior to reduce anxiety and depression; it teaches concrete skills people can use between sessions. Another approach attends to the effects of trauma and abuse, helping people process difficult memories and build coping tools for stress and emotional triggers.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to select techniques that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying methods, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together rather than committing to a single path from the start.

Practical benefits of online work can include easier scheduling around busy days and sessions that fit into everyday life. If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Many people find remote sessions helpful for staying consistent with treatment and for making therapy fit their routine.