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Elizabeth Huntoon

Elizabeth Huntoon, LICSW

Therapist · Massachusetts · 40+ years of experience

Compassionate social worker with long clinical experience

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At a glance

Listed location
Massachusetts
Experience
40+ years
Credentials
LICSW
Languages
English
License (Massachusetts)
LICSW · No. 101388
NPI
1467439562

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  • Anxiety and mood
  • Aging and geriatric issues
  • Relationship support

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Huntoon is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LICSW, with four decades of clinical experience. She takes a warm, down-to-earth approach and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship struggles. Readers will find straightforward, practical support aimed at improving day-to-day coping and emotional wellbeing.

Huntoon draws on client-centered work to put the person’s needs first. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and mindfulness practices to build steady, present-moment skills. Emotionally-focused and Jungian ideas shape how she pays attention to feelings and deeper life themes.

Her experience includes supporting people facing grief, trauma, addictions, and intimacy-related concerns. She has also worked with immigration and cultural adaptation issues, infertility and adoption matters, caregiver stress, and hospice or end-of-life concerns. Aging and geriatric issues are listed among her additional focus areas and she has substantial experience with older clients.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and practical. Huntoon helps people identify small, usable changes in daily routines and relationships. She also offers coaching-style support for career and life transitions, and for coping with compassion fatigue and burnout.

Huntoon practices in Massachusetts and conducts therapy in English. Her listings note a long history of clinical work and a commitment to meeting each person where they are.

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 shape online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person first, offering gentle listening and reflection to help someone notice what they need and want. It supports people who need a supportive space for making decisions or navigating life changes.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It gives concrete exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and build new habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and coping with stress.

Emotionally-focused work helps people tune into core feelings and attachment needs, which can be useful for relationship and intimacy concerns. Together these approaches help address both immediate symptoms and longer-standing patterns.

Choosing an approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try a few strategies, and adjust plans based on what feels most useful. That collaborative process helps fit methods to someone’s life and preferences.

The therapist's profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow a quicker check-in between errands, or offer options when mobility or caregiving duties make leaving home difficult. Ask about the current session formats and scheduling details when you sign up.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and grief, as well as addictions and intimacy-related issues. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, immigration adaptation, and end-of-life concerns.

How would you describe the therapeutic style used?

The approach is collaborative and person-centered, with practical CBT tools and mindfulness skills to manage thoughts and feelings. Emotion-focused and Jungian ideas are also part of how emotional themes are explored.

What is her professional background?

She has about 40 years of clinical psychotherapy experience working with a wide range of concerns, including grief, caregiver stress, and aging-related issues.

Where does this therapist practice and what are the credentials?

She is based in Massachusetts and holds the LICSW credential, listed as MA LICSW in her profile.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English only and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current session options with the service before booking to know whether video, phone, or in-person sessions are available.

How much do sessions cost?

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