Therapist profile
Elizabeth Lindell Mendez, LMHC
Florida
Florida LMHC - Codependency and Mood Concerns
Continue with ElizabethWhere Elizabeth stands
- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH18956
- NPI
- 1316618341
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Lindell Mendez is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, grief, relationship problems, and patterns like codependency and people-pleasing.
She has run residential treatment programs and served as a lead counselor in both group and individual therapy. That background means she is used to helping people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse, and those managing mood disorders and substance challenges.
Her style is interactive and person-centered. Sessions focus on building strengths, clarifying values, and improving self-regard through practical exercises and conversation. She uses techniques drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address unhelpful thought patterns and emotional regulation.
Mindfulness and existential ideas are also part of the work, used to help people notice the present moment and consider what matters to them. Elizabeth combines these approaches within a client-centered framework to adjust to each person’s needs.
Many clients come to address codependent behaviors such as chronic people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or losing identity in a relationship. In sessions she breaks down specific moments and patterns, offers concrete skills to try between meetings, and reviews what did and did not work in daily life.
How sessions work
How her approaches guide online sessions
Elizabeth uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions often include goal-setting, thought records, and homework to test new ways of acting in everyday situations.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach concrete strategies for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. DBT exercises focus on grounding, distress-tolerance, and communication practices that can be tried between meetings.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit best based on current problems, goals, and what feels most useful in practice.
The original biography does not specify which online formats she uses, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce the need to travel. Elizabeth will discuss practical logistics and how to structure sessions so they fit daily routines and goals.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and boundary problems?
Yes. She lists relationship concerns and codependency among her focus areas and uses skills-based work to address people-pleasing and boundary setting.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She works from a person-centered foundation and combines practical techniques from CBT and DBT with mindfulness and existential perspectives.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience, including roles as a residential treatment facility manager and a lead counselor in group and individual therapy.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before scheduling.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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