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Online therapist

Elizabeth McKinley

Skilled counselor for family and parenting concerns

Credentials
LPC
Experience
27 years
Licensed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth McKinley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado. She brings 27 years of experience to family and parenting concerns, trauma, mood disorders, and everyday stresses. Elizabeth focuses on clear, practical steps to help people manage anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strain.

She aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for someone juggling busy life demands. Her work blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools. Sessions often involve identifying patterns, trying small changes, and tracking what helps.

Background and approach

She also draws on mindfulness strategies to reduce reactivity and on the Gottman Method for relationship work. Elizabeth emphasizes learning skills that can be used between sessions. Over nearly three decades she has supported people facing complicated family histories, adoption and foster care concerns, abandonment, and blended family stress.

Her background includes helping those dealing with domestic violence, caregiving burdens, and major life transitions. She frames these issues in everyday terms and focuses on coping steps that fit real life. People meet a calm, steady presence who prioritizes practical progress.

Elizabeth explains ideas plainly and tailors techniques to what each person needs. Her style is collaborative - she listens first and then suggests options to try. Sessions may include talk, guided exercises, and short behavioral experiments.

The goal is clearer choices, better coping, and a stronger sense of self over time.

Approaches that translate to online care

Elizabeth uses client-centered therapy to create a collaborative space where people feel heard; this approach focuses on understanding each person's view and building goals together. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is used to identify patterns of thought and behavior, then test small, practical changes that reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Elizabeth will discuss options and try different techniques based on the client's needs, goals, and preferences. She treats the process as a team effort and adjusts methods when something is not helping.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to continue regular sessions during busy weeks or when travel is required. The variety of formats also lets people use short check-ins, longer weekly sessions, or between-session messaging to practice skills and get support when needed.

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.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?
Elizabeth works with family and parenting issues along with trauma, bipolar, depression, anxiety, stress, grief, self esteem, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people try concrete changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 27 years of clinical experience working with mood disorders, trauma recovery, and interpersonal dynamics.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the Colorado license CO LPC LPC.0016009 and practices in Colorado.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy match?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on therapist availability.

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