- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Blended family issues
About Elisabeth
Elisabeth VanBuskirk is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 35 years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. Elisabeth works with adults navigating relationship shifts, life loss, and major change, including blended family issues.
She focuses on straightforward conversation and practical steps. Sessions are a place to say what is hard and to sort through next moves. Elisabeth listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps people try different ways of responding.
Her work often centers on emotional safety after loss or hurt. She supports people dealing with grief, abandonment, and attachment concerns. She also assists those coping with chronic illness, body image worries, and eating related difficulties.
Elisabeth brings many years of clinical experience to common life challenges. That background informs how she frames struggles and suggests options. People leave sessions with small, doable practices and clearer choices for difficult moments.
Practical matters like communication breakdown, commitment doubts, and co-parenting tensions also come up in her work. She addresses relationship patterns one person at a time, helping clients notice how their reactions affect others and themselves.
To begin, Elisabeth asks people to describe what matters most and what they want to change. From there she outlines short-term steps and longer-term goals. The approach is gradual and focused on what actually fits into a person’s daily life.
Approaches and how online sessions fit into everyday life
Elisabeth uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding patterns and changing behaviors. One common approach she uses looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people test small changes in daily routines to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Another approach focuses on processing reactions to loss or trauma by working through memories and current responses to lessen their hold on day-to-day life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Elisabeth works with each person to identify problems, set short-term goals, and try techniques that fit their needs and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on what is helpful and what is realistic for the client’s schedule and goals.
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives because it reduces travel time and lets people join from a convenient location. It also allows quicker check-ins when life is hectic, and options like audio-only sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Licensed professionals can help shape a plan that fits both daily routines and therapeutic goals.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
35+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and depression, plus related areas such as attachment issues and blended family issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and practical. She helps people identify patterns and experiment with small behavioral changes.
How much experience does she have?
Elisabeth has 35 years of professional experience working with adults on emotional and relationship concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a California LMFT and practices from California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.