Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Elsbeth works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC, LMFT
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Elsbeth
Elsbeth Riemer is a licensed therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, relationship strain, and grief. She brings 20 years of experience and works from Massachusetts. She aims to meet people where they are and make therapy practical and understandable.
Her approach blends attention to relationships with focus on how the body and mind interact. Sessions are conversational and often use humor to ease tension. She pays attention to family patterns and how those patterns affect daily life.
Background and approach
Elsbeth uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to teach coping skills. She also draws on attachment-based and emotionally focused ideas to improve connection and repair communication. The work is grounded in real-life changes, not just theory.
She helps people tackle problems like trauma, addictions, sleep disruption, parenting stress, and career transitions. She also addresses concerns linked to adoption and foster care, blended family challenges, and caregiver strain. Clients learn practical tools for impulse control, managing intense feelings, and improving self-esteem.
Elsbeth holds a Master of Arts and is licensed as a mental health counselor and a marriage and family therapist - MA LMHC, MA LMFT. Her style is collaborative and direct. She helps clients set clear goals and practices skills between sessions to build resilience.
What Elsbeth works with
Everything Elsbeth lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Elsbeth's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elsbeth lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional responses. It can help people understand patterns that affect trust, closeness, and reactions in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches step-by-step strategies to reduce anxiety, anger, and unhelpful habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on strengthening emotional connection and improving communication to resolve relational distress and build more stable bonds.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for in-depth conversations and skills practice. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or getting timely support between longer sessions.
Questions people ask about Elsbeth
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, addictions, sleep problems, parenting strain, relationship and family issues, grief, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her sessions are conversational, practical, and often use humor to ease tension. She focuses on skills people can use between sessions and on real-life changes.
What is her background and experience?
She brings 20 years of clinical experience and works from a perspective that considers both the person and their family systems.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Master of Arts and is licensed as a mental health counselor and a marriage and family therapist - MA LMHC, MA LMFT, and practices in Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What online session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexible ways to connect.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.