Elizabeth Giele , LCSW, LICSW

Elizabeth Giele is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of experience, holding LCSW and LICSW credentials which indicate advanced clinical training and state licensure in social work. She has provided counseling and coaching services across many parts of the United States and is based in New Mexico.

Her practice grows from a person-centered, strengths-based orientation in which she listens without judgment and learns from each individual's values, dreams, and priorities. She combines reflective listening with practical interventions drawn from mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral techniques, life coaching, and narrative methods to increase resilience, self-compassion, and confidence.

Giele works with people facing grief and loss, major life changes, career decisions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, sleeping difficulties, anger, ADHD, and caregiver stress. She also brings focused experience in hospice and end-of-life counseling, supporting caregivers, navigating medical systems, chronic illness and pain, and LGBTQ concerns.

Her approach emphasizes collaboration and respect for diverse spiritual and cultural perspectives while helping clients clarify purpose, improve coping skills, and move toward more authentic and fulfilling lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Elizabeth Giele

Elizabeth Giele uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values, accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and commit to actions that support a meaningful life. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, grief, and navigating major life changes.

Her client-centered work emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, creating a space where individuals' experiences and choices are honored while practical goals are explored. This approach supports self-esteem, relationship challenges, and personal growth.

Mindfulness therapy is also woven into sessions to teach present-focused awareness and stress management skills that can reduce reactivity and improve coping with chronic illness, pain, and caregiver strain.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Elizabeth works collaboratively with each person to weigh goals, practical needs, and personal preferences, adapting methods over time to fit how an individual responds and what feels most helpful.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, and geographic distance. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access licensed professionals when in-person visits are not practical.