Elizabeth Tanner-Horn, LCSW

Elizabeth Tanner-Horn is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of experience providing compassionate support for people facing major life changes. As an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - she focuses on grief, end of life decisions, caregiver fatigue, depression, anxiety, stress, and the challenges that come with aging and personal transformation. Her practice emphasizes understanding each person’s unique situation and responding with empathy and practical strategies informed by evidence-based techniques.

She creates a supportive space where individuals can explore difficult emotions, develop resilient coping skills, and regain a sense of personal strength. Elizabeth is especially attuned to the needs of older adults and caregivers navigating profound transitions, offering guidance that balances emotional validation with concrete tools for day-to-day coping. Her approach is collaborative and personalized, centered on helping clients move through painful moments with dignity and self-compassion.

Throughout her career Elizabeth has aimed to empower people to build sustainable emotional wellness and meaningful strategies for managing stress and loss. She partners with clients to identify goals, strengthen coping mechanisms, and find hope amid change, walking alongside them through some of life’s most challenging periods.

Evidence-Based Support for Grief, Caregiving, and Life Change

Elizabeth draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that center on supportive counseling and skills-based coping. Supportive counseling offers a compassionate space to process emotions, explore meaning, and gain perspective during grief, end of life decisions, and major transitions. Skills-based coping focuses on practical strategies for managing stress and anxiety, teaching tools clients can use day to day to reduce overwhelm and improve mood.

She also integrates grief-focused care that helps people work through loss in a paced and individualized way, addressing both emotional processing and the practical adjustments that follow significant change. These approaches can be especially helpful for caregivers, older adults, and anyone facing prolonged stress or compassion fatigue.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Elizabeth collaborates with each client to identify the methods that best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they evaluate what helps and adjust the plan over time to ensure a good fit.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to attend sessions from home or between other responsibilities. These options allow clients to maintain continuity of care and access support in ways that suit their schedules and daily lives.