I am a licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in South Carolina with 4 years of professional work experience. I have experience helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence.
I have worked with teenagers within the criminal justice system and facilitated psycho-education groups with mandated clients suffering from addiction.
I later shifted to working with caregivers of and individuals receiving hospice and home health care. I worked with these individuals to prioritize needs, pursue needed resources, engage in long-term care planning, cope with chronic illness, and address dysfunctional family systems. Most recently, I have worked with Veterans' and their families in a health care setting.
I have found each of the populations I have worked with engaging and rewarding in their own way. I believe, regardless of age, people are people. While our specific needs and priorities may change throughout our life, we all need unconditional positive regard as a foundation of any healthy supportive relationship.
Working with unique and diverse groups has further ingrained in me the numerous systemic barriers that individuals of different ages, genders, religions, races, and sexual orientations face.
Programs and services I am most familiar with include, Medicare, Medicaid, Health insurance, In-patient rehabilitation services, Nursing home care, Assisted living, Independent living, In-home care, Home-health, Hospice care, Veteran's benefits administration, Veteran's health administration, Addiction rehabilitation services, SNAP Food Stamps, and Income-based housing.
My approach to client care is patient-centered, strength-based, trauma informed, advocacy. Therapeutic interventions and clinical skills I have the most training in include Cognitive behavioral therapy, Suicide prevention, SBIRT, active listening, and motivational interviewing. However, I recognize that trauma and family dynamics impact individuals throughout their life.
My clients have described me as approachable, straight forward, non-judgmental, caring, and as a good listener.
I am a big believer of practice what you preach. I know from personal experience the amount of courage and resilience it takes to take the first step of recognizing you need support, to finding a counselor that is a good fit, and showing up for yourself in and out of therapy. If you are ready to take that step with me or simply talk about what therapy is like, what to look for, and what your needs are; I am here for you.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Parenting issues, Anger management, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Aging and geriatric issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Communication problems, Family problems, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Military and veterans issues, Prejudice and discrimination, Women's issues, Young adult issues
SC LISW-CP 15662
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Elizabeth Everly. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
My therapist is wonderful! I was nervous about starting therapy again and she completely puts me at ease and is very easy to talk to. She's smart and offers great support! I could not be more pleased that I was matched with Elizabeth!
Written on Sep 06, 2023 after therapy with Elizabeth for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coping with life changes