K. Elizabeth Garzarelli, LPC, LCMHC

North Carolina · 33 years in practice

K. Elizabeth Garzarelli is a licensed counselor with over 33 years of experience.

License and registration

LCMHC, North Carolina: 3301 · expires June 2027
LPC, South Carolina: 10528 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1215028576 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 33
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Elizabeth

K. Elizabeth Garzarelli is a licensed counselor with over 33 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and career or life changes.

Elizabeth focuses on practical steps clients can use right away and on restoring a sense of purpose and calm. Her practice often supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy questions, parenting concerns, LGBT issues, and compassion fatigue. She also helps those coping with illness, caregiving stress, end-of-life issues, and the isolation that can come with major life changes.

Background and approach

Her work addresses both everyday pressures and larger transitions. Elizabeth uses several approaches to fit each person’s needs, including hypnotherapy, client-centered methods, existential ideas, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Sessions aim to be collaborative - she listens, offers tools, and helps people test new ways of responding to stress.

The tone is practical and respectful, with attention to what a person can try between sessions. She holds LPC and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credentials and practices from North Carolina. Her background includes many years helping adults navigate workplace issues, midlife shifts, and women’s health concerns.

The emphasis is on steady support and realistic coping skills. People who prefer remote care can work by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session that fits the person’s needs.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Coaching
LGBT
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Depression
Compassion fatigue
Aging and geriatric issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Self-love
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Elizabeth names

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Online support

Approaches used online and how they help

Hypnotherapy is a technique that uses guided relaxation and focused attention to help people change habits, manage stress, and approach difficult emotions with less reactivity. It can be useful for anxiety, coping with life changes, and improving self-esteem.

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and experience. The therapist listens without judgment, reflects understanding, and helps people build on their strengths to make choices that fit their values.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a method used to reduce the intensity of distress tied to painful memories. It often helps people who are coping with trauma or upsetting life events by processing those memories in a structured way.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most comfortable, and then try methods that match those needs. This is a collaborative process that can change over time as progress is assessed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow for face-to-face interaction when a fuller conversation is needed. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not desired. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or quick adjustments between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue care from different locations.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Elizabeth work with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, workplace problems, and coping with life changes including caregiving and serious illness.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens closely, adapts techniques to individual needs, and focuses on tools people can use between sessions.

What is her background and experience?

Elizabeth has 33 years of clinical experience helping adults through transitions, midlife concerns, workplace stress, and women’s issues.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and practices from North Carolina.

Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

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

How do I begin working with Elizabeth?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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