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Elizabeth Pacheco

Practical, culturally aware counseling for life challenges

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
21 years
Licensed in
Arizona, Colorado
Languages
English, Spanish
Format
Online sessions

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Pacheco is a licensed professional counselor with 21 years of experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship or parenting concerns. She speaks English and Spanish and draws on years of hands-on practice to guide conversations toward clear steps and coping skills.

In sessions she uses straightforward, collaborative methods. She listens closely, then works with each person to identify goals and small, useful changes.

Background and approach

Techniques often come from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, along with client-centered and solution-focused strategies. Pacheco brings attention to cultural context and to experiences of prejudice or discrimination. She also has experience with first responder issues, immigration-related stress, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and non-traditional relationship structures.

This background helps her adapt conversations to a person’s lived reality. Her style is warm and practical. She helps people sort priorities, manage emotions, and practice skills between sessions.

Sessions may include talking through problems, trying new skills, and making simple plans to test what works. Located in Arizona, she is licensed as an LPC with credentials CO LPC 4902 and AZ LPC LPC-19167. People who prefer Spanish can work in that language, and online formats are available to fit different schedules.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. In practice this means the therapist reflects what matters to the person and helps them name goals and values. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical tools to reduce anxiety or change habits. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, blends skill training for emotion regulation and distress tolerance with a focus on balancing acceptance and change.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals, try techniques that match those goals, and adjust the plan together. That collaborative stance helps ensure that techniques feel useful and relevant rather than imposed.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from home, while phone, live chat, and text-based messaging give options for shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These formats can make it easier to fit therapy into parenting, work, or caregiving schedules and to keep practicing skills from session to session.

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 concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and parenting issues, grief, trauma, and related concerns such as self-esteem and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, using client-centered listening alongside structured techniques to build coping skills and clear next steps.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 21 years of professional experience providing counseling and support across a range of life challenges.
Where is she licensed and located?
She practices in Arizona and holds credentials CO LPC 4902 and AZ LPC LPC-19167.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, complete the Start Therapy button questionnaire and schedule based on availability.

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Experience
21 years
Licensed
Arizona, Colorado
Languages
English, Spanish

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