Elizabeth McKinley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 27 years of clinical experience.
01About Elizabeth
Elizabeth McKinley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 27 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing depression, trauma, stress, and relationship strain. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at helping people regain balance and move forward.
She uses practical tools to help people manage mood symptoms and overwhelming emotions. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on building clear coping steps. She also helps people sort family dynamics and parenting stress in ways that feel doable.
Background and approach
Elizabeth draws on several therapy approaches to match what each person needs. She blends client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning. When relationship patterns are causing pain, she incorporates elements of the Gottman Method to address communication and trust.
Over nearly three decades she has worked with people dealing with grief, bipolar mood challenges, compassion fatigue, and the aftermath of abuse or abandonment. She pays attention to family of origin issues, blended family concerns, and caregiving stress when those topics come up. Her sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's comfort.
People can expect clear goals, practical homework when useful, and a steady focus on building skills they can use between sessions.
02Credentials
- LPC (Colorado)
- License LPC.0016009 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1669124111 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Elizabeth lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Elizabeth names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Elizabeth names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approach-driven online therapy that fits daily life
Elizabeth uses client-centered therapy to create a space where a person feels heard and understood. That approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people find their own solutions to relationship strain, parenting stress, and identity questions.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which targets the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Elizabeth works with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people work face-to-face without traveling. Phone sessions are a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a brief check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can fit into breaks at work or provide shorter, more frequent touchpoints between sessions. These options help people stay consistent with therapy while managing family, work, and other responsibilities.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Elizabeth helps people dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma and relationship strain. She also supports parents, caregivers, and those navigating grief or life transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and down-to-earth, combining listening with practical steps. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to reduce symptoms and build coping skills.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 27 years of clinical experience working with mood disorders, trauma recovery, and family-related concerns. That background informs a steady, practical approach to care.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a Colorado LPC license and practices from that state. Sessions are provided to people located in or able to work with a Colorado-licensed clinician.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. Subscriptions can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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