Elizabeth Lachendro, LMHC

Elizabeth Lachendro is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 15 years of experience helping people navigate anxiety, depression, substance concerns, and trauma. She practices from Florida and brings a practical, client-centered style to sessions. Conversations tend to be straightforward and focused on goals that matter to each person.

In sessions she listens first and then helps build steps that fit daily life. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside mindfulness and dialectical skills to help manage difficult emotions. She often blends approaches to match a person’s pace and needs.

Elizabeth has worked extensively with relationship and family difficulties, grief, self-esteem struggles, anger, and identity or sexual concerns. She also supports people facing addiction and substance use challenges. Her practice includes attention to aging and geriatric issues as part of a wider set of focus areas.

Her style is collaborative - she works with each person to set short- and long-term goals. Sessions may include skill practice, values-based planning, and problem-solving for everyday challenges like sleep, eating, or work stress. She uses empathic listening to help people feel understood while taking practical steps forward.

Clients can expect clear conversations about next steps and realistic strategies for change. Elizabeth frames therapy as a partnership aimed at improving day-to-day functioning and overall satisfaction. She encourages people to try approaches and adjust them as needed.

How Elizabeth Uses Therapy Approaches Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, and when someone feels stuck in old habits.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works by identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It often focuses on changing behaviors and improving sleep, eating, or everyday routines.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches skills to notice thoughts and emotions without immediately reacting. It can help reduce rumination and improve emotional regulation alongside other methods.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that fit, and adjust the plan together. That collaborative process helps determine whether ACT, CBT, mindfulness, or a mix will be most helpful.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session options before booking since formats were not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, avoid travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people use skills learned in sessions in the same environments where they live and work, which can speed up practical changes.