Lizbeth Borener
Experienced therapist for life transitions
LMSW Michigan
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Lizbeth
Lizbeth Borener is a Michigan-licensed LMSW with twenty years of clinical experience helping adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and major life changes. She works with individuals who need practical tools and compassionate guidance to manage emotional pain and move toward clearer priorities and healthier coping.
Background and approach
Her practice emphasizes attention to issues such as isolation, attachment concerns, social anxiety, workplace challenges, and the emotional impact of separation or loss. Her style blends evidence-informed strategies and empathic listening, helping clients build communication skills, process trauma, and address financial or relationship strain.
Lizbeth integrates cognitive behavioral techniques alongside acceptance-based and mindfulness practices to support emotional regulation, reduce avoidance, and foster greater self-awareness. She also draws on solution-focused methods to set attainable goals and create step-by-step plans for everyday challenges.
Clients can expect a collaborative therapeutic relationship that values individual strengths while addressing painful patterns like abandonment, forgiveness struggles, and post-traumatic stress. Lizbeth frames therapy as a partnership that aims to strengthen resilience and clarify values, with interventions tailored to each person’s goals and circumstances.
Therapeutic Approaches and Remote Care
Lizbeth commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients address unhelpful thought patterns and increase meaningful action. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and avoidance, offering concrete skills for emotional regulation. ACT emphasizes values-driven choices and learning to accept difficult inner experiences while committing to actions that align with what matters most.
She approaches selection of methods as a collaborative process, recognizing that the best path varies by person. The therapist works with clients to assess needs, trial techniques, and adjust strategies so treatment reflects individual goals, preferences, and pace. This partnership helps clients find the approaches that feel most useful and sustainable.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different lifestyles and schedules. These options make it easier to access consistent support, maintain progress between meetings, and use therapeutic tools in real time as life unfolds.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English