- Emotion-focused therapy
- Attachment perspective
- CBT and DBT tools
About Elyse
Dr. Elyse Schwartz Myers is a Florida LMHC with 23 years of clinical experience. She treats people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, low self-esteem, career concerns, parenting strain, ADHD, and related issues. She also lists work on LGBT concerns, eating issues, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
Her background includes long experience across age groups, having worked with children, teens, and adults on emotional and behavioral challenges. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy as one of her approaches, alongside Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
In sessions she combines approaches to match what a person needs. That can mean focusing on emotions that are hard to name, looking at how early relationships shape current patterns, or practicing practical skills to manage intense feelings. She also uses cognitive tools to change unhelpful thoughts and DBT strategies for emotional regulation when needed.
Her work covers many day-to-day struggles such as communication problems, commitment issues, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, and abandonment or attachment concerns. She lists additional focus areas like adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, dissociation, domestic violence, and coping after disasters.
Dr. Myers asks people to start by sharing what feels most urgent. She aims to listen, reflect what she hears, and help people try different ways of responding so old patterns change and daily life becomes easier.
How Emotion-Focused and Attachment Work Translate Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and naming core emotions and understanding how they shape patterns in relationships and personal reactions. It can help people recognize repeating interaction cycles and create new ways of responding to strong feelings.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they influence trust, closeness, and emotional responses today. This approach is useful for people working on attachment issues, abandonment concerns, blended family dynamics, or communication problems.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, reflection, and working from the person's own goals. It supports self-directed growth and can be combined with skills from CBT or DBT when practical strategies are needed.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's needs and preferences, adjusting the plan as sessions proceed. That means trying emotion-focused work, attachment exploration, or skills-based exercises depending on what helps.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for check-ins during workday breaks. Some formats also use less bandwidth or do not require the camera, which can help with comfort and practicality. Ask about specific session formats when you schedule to choose what works best for your routine.
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Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, low self-esteem, career and parenting challenges, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Attachment-Based, Client-Centered, CBT, and DBT approaches to match a person's needs and goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience working in clinical settings with children, teens, and adults on emotional and behavioral issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices from Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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