About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Lindell Mendez is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with six years of experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and addictions. She also supports those coping with grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, body image and self-esteem struggles, and the strain of life changes.
Her style is interactive and strengths-based. Sessions focus on building self-compassion and practical skills people can use between meetings. She blends person-centered listening with structured techniques to address thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
Elizabeth has worked in residential treatment settings and as a lead counselor in group and individual therapy. That background informs how she structures sessions and supports people through crises and recovery. She draws on experience with trauma, emotional abuse, mood disorders, and substance use issues.
In session she tailors methods to each person's needs. That can mean skill practice, goal setting, or exploring personal values and meaning. She aims to help people feel more capable and hopeful about daily life.
People meet her for straightforward, compassionate work. She explains options and helps choose approaches that fit the person's goals. Elizabeth looks to empower clients as they take steps toward a more fulfilling life.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely and shapes sessions around what matters most to the individual, helping people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and challenges like low self-esteem.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan over time. Together they decide whether to emphasize skill practice, values work, or emotional processing based on progress and preference.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people see facial cues and do longer sessions, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can fit into busy schedules and support ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, or relocation while still working toward meaningful change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English