- 35 years experience
- LMFT in CA and NY
- Focus on self esteem
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Kotkin is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 35 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing depression, trauma, grief, and low self esteem. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping clients make steady, practical changes.
She focuses on common struggles like anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, and social isolation. She also addresses addictions, codependency, and challenges that come with midlife or major life transitions. Many clients come for help with sleep problems, anger, and parenting strain.
Elizabeth uses approaches that emphasize the client’s own goals and strengths. She blends Client-Centered Therapy with practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. For people affected by trauma she incorporates Trauma-Focused Therapy to address painful memories and symptoms.
Sessions are described as collaborative and goal-oriented. Elizabeth helps clients set small, realistic steps and notices what is working so plans can be adjusted. She pays attention to how family of origin issues, shame, and abandonment concerns shape current patterns.
She practices in New York as a CA LMFT and NY LMFT which reflect licensure in both states. Elizabeth speaks English and brings decades of experience to each session while meeting people where they are.
She focuses on common struggles like anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, and social isolation. She also addresses addictions, codependency, and challenges that come with midlife or major life transitions. Many clients come for help with sleep problems, anger, and parenting strain.
Elizabeth uses approaches that emphasize the client’s own goals and strengths. She blends Client-Centered Therapy with practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. For people affected by trauma she incorporates Trauma-Focused Therapy to address painful memories and symptoms.
Sessions are described as collaborative and goal-oriented. Elizabeth helps clients set small, realistic steps and notices what is working so plans can be adjusted. She pays attention to how family of origin issues, shame, and abandonment concerns shape current patterns.
She practices in New York as a CA LMFT and NY LMFT which reflect licensure in both states. Elizabeth speaks English and brings decades of experience to each session while meeting people where they are.