- CBT techniques
- Client-centered care
- Mindfulness tools
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth McKinley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with 27 years of experience. She works with people facing depression, trauma and abuse, anxiety, relationship strain, and stress. Her work also includes support around parenting, grief, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.
She often helps people manage big life changes and the fallout from difficult family situations. That includes adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and divorce or separation. She also sees people coping with abandonment, emptiness, dissociation, and problems linked to dependent or avoidant personality patterns.
Her approach draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings, along with exploring patterns that keep them stuck. She also uses mindfulness practices and existential therapy ideas to help people reflect on values and meaning.
The Gottman Method is part of her toolkit when relationship interaction patterns are the main concern. In those cases she helps people notice how they communicate, practice different behaviors, and reduce reactivity during conflict. These are taught in clear, concrete ways rather than abstract theory.
She has worked across many kinds of life stages and mood disorders, including bipolar disorder and long-term recovery from trauma. Conversations in her room emphasize coping skills, decision making, and lower-stakes experiments people can try between sessions. People who prefer to speak in English will find her sessions are conducted in that language.
To begin, readers are asked to use the site flow to see online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on attentive listening and reflecting what a person says, helping them organize thoughts and feel understood. It is useful for people dealing with grief, family issues, or when they need space to make sense of changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thought patterns and behaviors and teaches concrete techniques to shift them, which helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy brings short, practical practices into sessions to help reduce reactivity and improve focus during difficult moments.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and recommend methods that match those needs. Sessions can blend different approaches so the work feels practical and relevant rather than purely theoretical.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what online formats are available for scheduling. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around work or caregiving, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find having sessions remotely helps them practice strategies in their everyday settings and carry new skills into daily life.
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Experience
27+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with most?
She focuses on depression, trauma and abuse, anxiety, stress, relationship issues, grief, parenting, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue among other related concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness exercises to address thoughts, behaviors, and coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 27 years of experience working with mood disorders, trauma recovery, and interpersonal dynamics.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado and practices in that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are supported for your situation.
How are sessions paid for and what is the cost?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription billing model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.