- Strengths focused
- Action oriented
- Values guided
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Goodsite Bondy is a licensed professional counselor with LPC and LPCC credentials who brings 18 years of experience to her practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and major life changes. She emphasizes clients' strengths and treats the person as the expert in their own story.
Elizabeth uses straightforward conversations to help people manage everyday struggles. She listens first and helps clients set small, practical goals. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings to handle hard moments and reduce distress.
Her approach draws on methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and take action aligned with their values. She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered methods to build trust and clarify relationship patterns that affect wellbeing.
Over nearly two decades she has worked with issues including addiction, grief, intimacy-related problems, parenting stress, body image, and work strain. Additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, blended family issues, codependency, and communication problems.
Elizabeth practices in Wisconsin and holds licenses in Wisconsin and Ohio. Sessions are conducted in English. She encourages people to take a first step knowing it often takes courage to begin.
Elizabeth uses straightforward conversations to help people manage everyday struggles. She listens first and helps clients set small, practical goals. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings to handle hard moments and reduce distress.
Her approach draws on methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and take action aligned with their values. She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered methods to build trust and clarify relationship patterns that affect wellbeing.
Over nearly two decades she has worked with issues including addiction, grief, intimacy-related problems, parenting stress, body image, and work strain. Additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, blended family issues, codependency, and communication problems.
Elizabeth practices in Wisconsin and holds licenses in Wisconsin and Ohio. Sessions are conducted in English. She encourages people to take a first step knowing it often takes courage to begin.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on choosing actions that match personal values and works well for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches specific skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new routines, which can help with depression, anxiety, and sleep or eating concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals and preferences and suggest methods that seem likely to fit. This is a collaborative process that can be adjusted over time if different techniques are needed.
Confirm current session options before booking to learn what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a lunch break or sessions that avoid travel time. It can also help people maintain regular practice of skills between sessions. Licensed professionals can tailor timing and techniques to suit a client’s daily routine without promising a specific outcome.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Imago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
18+ years
Credentials
Wisconsin, Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and coping with life changes. Other areas include addiction, grief, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and career stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then works with clients to set small goals and practice skills between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns across clinical settings. That background informs a flexible, skills-focused approach.
What credentials and region does she work in?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices in Wisconsin. Her licenses include WI LPC and OH LPCC as documented.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.