Elizabeth Sharma, LCSW

Licensed in California · 20 years in practice

Elizabeth Sharma is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of experience helping people facing family conflict, trauma, and parenting challenges.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 23185 · expires May 2027
NPI: 1760367239 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Sharma is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of experience helping people facing family conflict, trauma, and parenting challenges. She practices in California and speaks English. Her approach is practical and calm, focused on clear steps people can use between sessions.

She spends time learning what matters to each person before suggesting ways forward. Sessions often focus on coping skills for depression, managing anger, and handling ADHD-related struggles.

Background and approach

She also helps people work through feelings tied to abandonment, adoption, and attachment concerns. When trauma or past abuse is part of the story, she takes a careful pace and centers safety and emotional regulation. For panic attacks and mood disorders she offers strategies to reduce symptoms and regain routine.

Communication problems and family stress are addressed with concrete tools for setting boundaries and improving day-to-day interactions. Elizabeth aims to tailor conversations and plans to each person’s needs. She values respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every session.

That means practical steps, clear goals, and a collaborative tone. Starting therapy can feel hard, and she acknowledges that courage. Her work is grounded in common-sense methods built from many years in the field.

People leave sessions with things to try at home and ways to track progress.

Focus areas and approaches

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Online support

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Elizabeth uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional safety. One common approach emphasizes stabilizing emotions and building coping skills; it teaches breathing, grounding, and step-by-step strategies to manage panic attacks and intense emotions. Another approach concentrates on improving communication and attachment patterns by practicing clearer expression of needs and setting healthy boundaries, which helps with family stress and relationship strain. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify their goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust plans based on what helps. Clients are invited to give feedback and shape the pace and focus of sessions. Online sessions offer flexibility for people balancing work, school, and family responsibilities. Video calls enable face-to-face conversation when a longer session is needed. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send shorter updates, ask quick questions, or have brief check-ins between longer sessions. Together these formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try techniques in real time.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people with family problems, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, depression, ADHD, anger, and low self-esteem. Her work also covers abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment problems, and related areas.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is practical and collaborative with a focus on clear, usable skills. Conversations are tailored to each person and include steps to try between sessions.

What kind of background does she have?

She has 20 years of professional experience working with family conflict, trauma, parenting challenges, and mood-related concerns.

What are her credentials and location?

She holds an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and is licensed in California.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions may be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does cost and scheduling work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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