About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Secrist works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, family conflict, and challenges with self-esteem and identity. She is an LCPC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and has 20 years of clinical experience in Illinois. Her work focuses on real-life transitions such as divorce, pregnancy, postpartum changes, and other major life events.
She also helps people who are dealing with isolation, social anxiety, communication breakdowns, and attachment patterns that affect current relationships.
How Elizabeth works
Elizabeth has a particular interest in adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric concerns, and family-of-origin patterns. She is experienced supporting people exploring gender identity, sexuality, and alternative relationship structures including polyamory and kink-informed topics. In sessions she pays attention to how a person’s history and values shape current problems.
Conversations are collaborative and aimed at practical change. She emphasizes clear communication, learning new ways to cope, and building stronger relationship skills. Her style is supportive and straightforward.
People can expect to talk through specific problems, try new approaches between sessions, and track progress over time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
What Elizabeth works with
The areas below are the ones Elizabeth selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Isolation / loneliness
- Narcissism
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Elizabeth uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and understanding patterns. One common strand emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety and improve mood; this helps with stress, social anxiety, and low self-esteem. Another focus is on attachment and relationship work, which looks at how early relationship experiences shape current communication and connection, useful for family conflict and relationship struggles.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match goals and preferences, and will adjust methods as needs change. This process is conversational and goal-oriented, with regular check-ins about progress.
For online therapy specifics, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Many people find remote sessions helpful because they fit into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and make it easier to keep regular appointments. Remote work can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or sessions that better fit a work or caregiving schedule. Licensed professionals, including therapists, adapt their methods so online work focuses on the same practical skills and relationship insights as in-person therapy.
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