Elizabeth Giele

Elizabeth Giele is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 35 years of experience. She centers sessions on what matters to the person in front of her and listens first. Her style mixes practical coaching with counseling to help people cope with big life changes and loss.

She leans on client-centered work and mindfulness to help people notice what matters and make small, steady changes. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are often used to clarify values and reduce getting stuck in painful thoughts. Narrative approaches help people tell their story in a way that feels more useful and true.

Many people come to her for grief, hospice and end-of-life concerns, or for help when a serious illness changes daily life. She also supports people facing career shifts, caregiver strain, compassion fatigue, and relationship or intimacy questions. Practical tools for sleeping, anger, and stress management are part of the work when those issues get in the way.

Her background blends long experience with skills in coaching, coping skills, and navigating medical systems. She works with people who are LGBTQ+ and with those wrestling with family of origin or past trauma. The goal is usually clearer priorities, stronger coping, and a kinder relationship with yourself.

Elizabeth practices in New Mexico and offers counseling grounded in listening, respect, and clear steps people can use between sessions.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice what they value and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It can be helpful for grief, chronic illness, anxiety, and making life changes. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration, giving people space to tell their story while the therapist reflects and supports what the person already knows about their needs and goals. Existential Therapy looks at meaning and choice when people face major life questions or losses and can help when someone is rethinking purpose or facing end-of-life concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to use and adjust the plan as needs change. The process is collaborative and paced to the person’s situation.

Session formats are not listed here in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins that align with a work break or medical appointments. It can also make it simpler to continue care during treatment or when managing caregiver duties, while still keeping the focus on clear steps, coping skills, and values-based goals.