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Online therapist

Elizabeth Ivey

Compassionate guidance for steady progress

Credentials
LPC
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Ivey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas. She brings eight years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, parenting challenges, and relationship concerns. Elizabeth prefers straightforward conversation and practical steps that fit each person’s pace and life.

She uses approaches that encourage people to notice what matters to them and take small, manageable actions toward those values. Before independent practice, Elizabeth volunteered and worked for years at a local shelter where she supported people rebuilding their lives after crisis.

Background and approach

That experience shaped her focus on trauma, domestic violence, and sexual assault, and taught her how to combine empathy with real-world strategies. She earned a master’s degree in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from Midwestern State University in 2015. In sessions she uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy among other techniques.

These methods help people clarify values, practice acceptance, and develop concrete steps for change. Elizabeth adapts the tools she uses to what each person needs in the moment rather than following a one-size-fits-all script. Her working style is collaborative and paced to the client.

She often describes her role as a guide who points out options while clients choose their direction. That approach aims to build confidence, reduce overwhelm, and support steady progress. Elizabeth offers services in English and conducts sessions online through several formats.

She holds Texas license TX LPC 75302 and brings practical, person-focused care to parents and individuals seeking support with family and parenting concerns and related life challenges.

How these approaches shape online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what truly matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the client’s lead and offers empathy and reflection to support insight and growth. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on practical changes and clear goals, using brief, action-oriented steps to move toward specific outcomes.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Elizabeth will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. From there she tailors a mix of ACT, client-centered, and solution-focused techniques so the plan fits the person rather than forcing a single method.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. This variety allows sessions to fit busy schedules and different comfort levels, whether someone prefers real-time conversation or short written check-ins. Licensed professionals can use these formats to maintain continuity of care, adapt homework or exercises for home life, and help people make steady progress from wherever they are.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Elizabeth address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, grief, anger, self esteem, bipolar, compassion fatigue, and related issues such as communication problems and workplace stress.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is collaborative and person-centered, focusing on clear goals and practical steps that match each person’s pace and needs.
What experience does she bring?
She has eight years of clinical experience and previously volunteered and worked at a local shelter supporting people after crisis and trauma.
Where is she licensed and based?
Elizabeth is a Licensed Professional Counselor with license TX LPC 75302 and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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