Elizabeth O'Malley, LMFT

Therapist in California

Focused, practical therapy for everyday challenges

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10 years of experience listed

LMFT professional credentials

English languages

Client-centered support
Hands-on coping skills
Goal-focused sessions

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth O'Malley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship or family challenges. Elizabeth listens without judgment and helps clients take the first steps toward change.

With ten years of experience, Elizabeth brings steady, practical support to sessions. She commonly helps people dealing with parenting strains, including parents of children with significant mental health needs. She also addresses grief, addiction concerns, mood disorders, and self esteem struggles.

Her approach centers on collaboration. Elizabeth creates an open space where clients can talk through thoughts and feelings and set clear goals. She uses client-centered work to follow each person’s pace and priorities.

Elizabeth also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and to build different responses. Dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness skills appear in her work to help with emotion regulation and stressful moments. Solution-focused ideas help keep sessions practical and goal-oriented when people want faster shifts.

People seeking support for trauma, postpartum mood issues, panic attacks, ADHD, or sleep problems can find focused care tailored to daily life. Elizabeth aims to empower clients to make manageable changes and to build coping skills that fit their routines.

How Elizabeth’s approaches work in online therapy

Elizabeth often uses client-centered therapy, which means sessions focus on the client’s priorities and pace. The therapist listens carefully and helps people clarify what matters most to them, making it easier to set useful goals.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is practical for anxiety, low mood, sleep troubles, and coping with life changes because it teaches concrete skills and step-by-step experiments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elizabeth will collaborate with each person to decide whether client-centered listening, CBT, DBT skills, mindfulness, or solution-focused techniques fit best. That choice is guided by the client’s goals, daily life, and what feels most helpful in sessions.

For practical matters, confirm current session options with the platform before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins during stressful periods. It can also let someone use tools like guided mindfulness or homework worksheets between visits to reinforce new skills.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issues

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGrief Intimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Autism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsFamily problemsFatherhood issuesGuilt and shameImpulsivityMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems can Elizabeth help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, parenting issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, self esteem, mood disorders, and related concerns listed in her specialties.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is collaborative and practical. She creates an open space and combines client-centered listening with CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques as needed.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Elizabeth has ten years of professional experience as a therapist working with a range of mental health and family issues.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - licensed in California and practices there.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not work with international clients at this time.

How are fees and billing handled?

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

How do I begin the process of working with her?

Use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.