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Elizabeth Toussaint, LCSW

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, LGBT, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Toussaint is an Illinois-licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of practice supporting people facing relationship strain, trauma, identity questions, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She brings a strengths-oriented attitude, encouraging clients to draw on their own knowledge and resilience as they work through challenges such as grief, addictions, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem struggles, bipolar disorder, and attention-related concerns like ADHD. Her work integrates attachment ideas, client-centered listening, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic perspectives to tailor care to each person’s needs.

Elizabeth emphasizes collaboration and practical coaching alongside therapeutic exploration so clients can pursue clearer communication, improved intimacy, and healthier family patterns. She approaches change as a courageous process and offers steady, nonjudgmental support while clients learn new coping skills and make meaningful adjustments.

Licensed as an LCSW in Illinois (IL LCSW 149017009), she combines clinical training with real-world coaching experience to help people find more satisfying, manageable ways of living. Prospective clients are encouraged to consider whether her collaborative, strength-focused style fits their goals.

Approach-focused online therapy for real-life challenges



Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relationship patterns shape feelings and behavior, helping clients understand connection, trust, and recurring relationship dynamics and apply new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes respectful, nonjudgmental listening and collaboration so clients can lead the pace of work while the therapist supports their strengths and choices. Mindfulness Therapy offers practical attention and grounding skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation for issues like anxiety, anger, and attention-related struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist works collaboratively to identify which combination of methods fits a client's goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adapting techniques as insight and needs evolve. This partnership aims to balance exploration with actionable strategies.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice skills between sessions, and access support from home or work when in-person meetings are impractical.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, LGBT-related matters, grief, addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, parenting and intimacy-related struggles.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her practice combines client-centered listening with attachment-informed and psychodynamic perspectives, enhanced by mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support insight and practical change.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with people in clinical and coaching contexts.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Illinois as an LCSW and holds the credential IL LCSW 149017009.
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?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseCoaching

Also works with

AddictionsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSexual assault and abuseSexualitySomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English

What Elizabeth can help with

Elizabeth Toussaint works with clients on LGBT, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and coaching.

Elizabeth works with clients with LGBTQ+ related issues, relationship issues, family conflicts, and trauma & abuse.

How Elizabeth approaches therapy

Elizabeth's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Elizabeth is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Illinois, with 15 years of clinical experience.