Elizabeth Huntoon, LICSW

Massachusetts · 40 years in practice

Elizabeth Huntoon is a clinical social worker with four decades of experience helping people through hard times.

License and registration

LICSW, Massachusetts: 101388 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1467439562 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 40
Languages: English

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About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Huntoon is a clinical social worker with four decades of experience helping people through hard times. She is a LICSW and brings a calm, steady presence to sessions. Her approach focuses on emotional connection and practical steps to manage day-to-day challenges.

Many people come to her for anxiety, stress, depression, trauma and abuse, or relationship and intimacy-related concerns. She also helps with grief, addiction, sleep and eating issues, and mood disorders including bipolar.

Background and approach

Clients with caregiving stress, fertility or adoption questions, immigration concerns, or end-of-life matters have found her background relevant. Elizabeth blends emotionally focused work with client-centered listening and practical methods from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness therapies. In sessions she pays attention to feelings and patterns, helps name strong emotions, and teaches concrete ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

She also draws on depth-oriented perspectives when exploring meaning and life transitions. Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person. Conversations move between understanding what matters most and trying small changes that reduce distress.

She emphasizes clear communication, coping skills, and rebuilding connection to what people value. Based in Massachusetts, she has worked across a wide range of adult life stages and cultural backgrounds. Her style is warm and direct, focused on helping people find steadier footing and clearer next steps in their lives.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Elizabeth lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Depression
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Emptiness
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Immigration issues
Isolation / loneliness
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia

Approaches Elizabeth names

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Online support

Emotion-Focused and Practical Therapy Online

Elizabeth blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral tools to address feelings and everyday challenges. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying, naming, and making sense of strong emotions so they feel less overwhelming and lead to clearer choices; it is often used for grief, trauma reactions, and intimacy-related worries. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and meeting people where they are so they can feel heard and decide what matters next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts and actions influence mood and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work itself. She collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the mix as therapy progresses. That way sessions stay relevant and practical rather than locked into a single method.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different schedules and situations. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone calls can fit into a busy day or require less bandwidth, and chat or texting allow quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting into everyday life.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addictions, sleep and eating issues, bipolar and mood disorders, and related life challenges.

What is her therapy style like?

Her work emphasizes emotional connection and client-centered listening. She combines emotionally-focused approaches with practical CBT and mindfulness techniques to address feelings and daily coping.

How long has she practiced?

She brings 40 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of problems and life transitions.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a LICSW and practices in Massachusetts.

Can I work with her if I live outside the U.S.?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.

What formats are available for sessions?

She sees people through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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