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Elizabeth Chavez, LPCC

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationNew Mexico
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Chavez is an LPCC with two decades of experience in mental health work across intensive psychiatric hospitals, correctional settings, substance treatment centers, and community counseling programs.

Background and approach

She brings practical knowledge from varied clinical environments to help clients manage pressing concerns like stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and grief, depression, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD while also addressing relationship and intimacy-related challenges. Her style is grounded in a person-centered stance that treats sessions as collaborative conversations.

She aims to understand each client’s strengths, obstacles, values, and goals, then tailors interventions accordingly. Elizabeth draws from evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, existential and mindfulness approaches, and motivational interviewing to build skills, insight, and sustainable coping strategies.

Clients seeking support for self-esteem, eating or sleeping difficulties, parenting and communication struggles, compassion fatigue, or complex issues like dissociation and attachment concerns will find a clinician who emphasizes practical tools and personal meaning. She practices in New Mexico and conducts sessions in English, helping people work toward greater stability, engagement, and wellbeing over time.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client's experience and goals, focusing on empathy, active listening, and collaboration to help people clarify what matters and make meaningful changes. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and skill-building, and it is often helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and some ADHD-related challenges. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers skills in emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can support people facing intense emotions or relationship difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and happens collaboratively. Elizabeth will work with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and then adapt techniques from these approaches to fit the individual’s situation and pace. That collaborative stance helps clients try different strategies and refine what works best for them.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides practical flexibility for scheduling and ongoing care. These formats allow clients to access consistent support from licensed professionals without needing to travel, and they make it easier to maintain momentum between sessions through messages or scheduled check-ins.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Elizabeth commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar issues, ADHD, relationship and intimacy-related problems, grief, and many other life challenges.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her work is primarily person-centered, meaning sessions are collaborative conversations tailored to each person. She also integrates CBT, DBT, existential and mindfulness techniques as needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of experience in mental health settings including hospitals, correctional facilities, substance treatment centers, and community counseling programs.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LPCC and practices in New Mexico with licence number NM LPCC CCMH0195581.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility in how clients engage in therapy.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

New Mexico

Languages

English

What Elizabeth can help with

Elizabeth Chavez works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and depression.

How Elizabeth approaches therapy

Elizabeth's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy.

Elizabeth uses CBT.

Experience and training

Elizabeth is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor practicing in New Mexico, with 20 years of clinical experience.