- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship communication
- Social anxiety focus
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Secrist is an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) practicing in Illinois with 20 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family matters, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Elizabeth also notes social anxiety and isolation among the issues she addresses.
Her practice centers on clear, practical conversations. She helps people name patterns that cause worry and tests small changes to try in daily life. Sessions often address communication problems, attachment patterns, and the strain of transitions like divorce, pregnancy, or caregiving.
Elizabeth works with people exploring sexuality, gender identity, and non-traditional relationship structures such as polyamory. She also supports those dealing with adoption and foster care issues, postpartum challenges, and aging-related concerns. She notes experience with dynamics involving narcissism and control issues.
Her style is collaborative and focused on understanding how a person’s history and values shape current worries. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address social anxiety, isolation, and interpersonal difficulties. The work balances short-term problem-solving with examining deeper family-of-origin patterns when useful.
Clients are guided to set clear goals and try concrete steps between sessions. Elizabeth explains ideas plainly and reviews progress regularly so adjustments can be made. To begin, prospective clients use the site’s matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.
Approaches used and working online
Elizabeth uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address anxiety and relationship issues. One approach focuses on practical behavioral steps to reduce anxious reactions in social situations, helping people practice small exposures and build coping skills. Another approach examines patterns from attachment and family of origin work to understand repeating dynamics in relationships and communication problems.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist and client review goals, symptoms, and personal preferences and then try methods that fit the person’s needs. Adjustments are made over time based on what proves most useful in sessions and in daily life.
Confirm current session options before booking, as the original biography does not list specific online formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone use video or audio in a way that matches their comfort level while focusing on concrete skills and communication practice rather than lengthy travel or scheduling hurdles.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Social anxiety and isolation are specifically noted among her focus areas.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, using evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address current worries and interpersonal patterns. She balances short-term problem solving with examining family-of-origin and attachment issues when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working with people through transitions, relationship challenges, and anxiety-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCPC licensed in Illinois and practices out of that state.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.