Therapist profile
Elizabeth Chavez, LPCC
New Mexico
LPCC counselor - Anger and stress support
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- CredentialsLPCC
- LicenseLPCC, New Mexico / CCMH0195581
- NPI1346338027
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationNew Mexico
About
- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Chavez is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in New Mexico with 20 years of experience in mental health. She has worked in intensive psychiatric hospitals, correctional settings, substance treatment centers, and community counseling centers. Elizabeth focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship strain, parenting strain, and anger.
She approaches sessions as conversations. Elizabeth uses a person-centered stance that begins with listening. She asks about current struggles, strengths, and practical goals. Together she and the client pick methods that fit the person and the situation.
Elizabeth draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also integrates dialectical behavior therapy skills for managing intense emotions and mindfulness practices to increase present-moment awareness. These tools are used to help people reduce reactivity, tolerate distress, and make clearer choices.
Her past work in hospitals and correctional settings shaped a direct, practical style. Clients can expect straightforward skill building and problem solving alongside reflective conversation. Focus is often on immediate coping skills and on steps that support longer term stability.
Elizabeth also pays attention to relational patterns, attachment concerns, and issues like codependency or communication problems. She will work with a client to identify triggers for anger or resentment and develop alternative responses that fit daily life.
To start, she asks about what someone wants to change now and what has helped or hindered them before. From there she and the client set goals and choose techniques that match those goals and the client's preferences.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions can help
Elizabeth often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors to reduce distress. CBT can help with anger, anxiety, and mood problems by giving concrete strategies to test and reframe thinking patterns.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT techniques are practical tools for managing strong emotions and decreasing impulsive reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elizabeth will discuss your goals and preferences and recommend techniques that match what you want to achieve. She treats the choice of methods as collaborative and adjusts them as needed over time.
If you are considering online work, confirm which session formats she currently offers before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow short check-ins when a full in-person visit is hard to schedule. Some formats may also make it simpler to use mindfulness or skills practice between sessions. Ask about the available options when you complete the matching questionnaire so arrangements line up with your everyday life.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
New Mexico
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, and anger among other problems.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a person-centered approach focused on conversation, practical skills, and collaborative goal setting.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience in the mental health field, including hospital and community settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in New Mexico and practices in that state.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.