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Elizabeth Chavez

Experienced LPCC focused on practical support

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Credentials
LPCC
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
New Mexico
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Chavez is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with two decades of experience in mental health. She practices in New Mexico and brings a calm, conversational style to sessions. She aims to help people reduce immediate distress while building everyday skills to feel steadier over time.

Her background includes work in settings such as psychiatric hospitals, correctional facilities, substance treatment centers, and community counseling programs. That range shaped a practical, down-to-earth way of working with complex problems.

Background and approach

She focuses on helping people manage symptoms and regain a sense of control in daily life. In sessions she follows a person-centered style. Conversations begin where the client is.

She listens for strengths, obstacles, and what matters most to each person. From there she tailors tools and strategies that fit the client’s goals and lifestyle. Elizabeth uses methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness practices, existential ideas, and client-centered techniques.

These approaches are used to address concerns like anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, parenting stress, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Her goal is to offer clear, practical steps alongside steady listening. Clients can expect a collaborative process that balances immediate relief with longer-term coping skills.

Work with her involves learning tools and practicing new ways of responding to life’s challenges.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Elizabeth blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy with person-centered listening. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and daily stress. DBT teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance, which can be useful for mood swings, impulsive behaviors, and relationship challenges.

She uses mindfulness practices to bring attention to the present moment and to reduce reactivity. Together these methods are chosen collaboratively - the therapist and client work together to find the best mix of strategies for the client’s goals and preferences. Finding the right approach is part of therapy rather than a one-time decision.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, continue care after a move, or use shorter check-ins when needed. The range of formats supports steady progress while adapting to how a person prefers to communicate.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Elizabeth help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem, grief, parenting stress, intimacy issues, and sleep or eating difficulties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a person-centered approach that starts with listening and understanding. From there she blends practical techniques like CBT and DBT with mindfulness to match each person’s needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience working in psychiatric hospitals, correctional settings, substance treatment centers, and community counseling programs.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPCC credential with license number NM LPCC CCMH0195581 and practices in New Mexico.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How does pricing work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
New Mexico
Languages
English

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