Elizabeth Secrist

Elizabeth Secrist is an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) based in Illinois with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, family conflict, and questions about self-esteem and identity.

Her work often centers on life transitions such as pregnancy, postpartum changes, divorce, adoption and foster care issues, and aging. She also supports people exploring sexuality, gender identity, and non-traditional relationship structures. Elizabeth pays close attention to patterns like attachment and control that affect everyday interactions.

Sessions are collaborative and practical. She listens for how personal history and values shape current problems. Together with each person she identifies small, manageable steps to reduce overwhelm and improve communication.

Elizabeth draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address anxiety, isolation, and relationship tensions. She brings particular sensitivity to people coping with narcissistic dynamics, parenting transitions, and the emotional fallout from family-of-origin problems.

Her approach aims to help people feel seen and respected while they work toward clearer boundaries, steadier mood, and better relationships. Prospective clients who want to start are encouraged to complete the site’s matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Elizabeth uses evidence-based techniques that focus on present-day problems and practical skills. One common method helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and experiment with different responses to reduce anxiety and improve mood. This approach is useful for stress, social anxiety, and coping with life changes.

Another frequent focus is attachment and relationship patterns. Sessions look at how past relationships shape current interactions and build clearer communication and boundary skills to ease conflict and loneliness. This kind of work can help with family-of-origin issues, relationship tensions, and parenting transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking in and adjusting techniques as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with the therapist during the matching process about which session rhythms and formats will best fit your life.