Elizabeth Holden, LPC

Elizabeth Holden is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oregon with 21 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, facing depression, or working through major life changes. She offers straightforward support to help clients set goals and find practical ways forward.

She starts by listening and learning each person's story. Elizabeth treats the client as the expert on their life while helping identify patterns that get in the way. Sessions often focus on improving communication, building coping skills, and strengthening self-esteem.

Elizabeth uses a mix of approaches to fit the person in front of her. She draws on client-centered methods to make space for what matters, and she uses cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thinking and habits. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are also woven in when they suit the goals.

Her work includes support around family tensions, parenting concerns, compassion fatigue, addiction challenges, ADHD, career stress, and aging-related questions. She also addresses attachment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and grief linked to separation or fertility struggles.

In sessions clients can expect practical problem-solving alongside emotional support. Elizabeth helps set clear, realistic goals and builds small steps toward them. She encourages steady progress and checks in on what helps and what needs changing.

Approaches for online work and day-to-day change

Elizabeth often uses Client-Centered Therapy to build a trusting working relationship. This approach focuses on listening and helping people clarify what matters most. It can be useful when someone needs space to sort out values, goals, or complicated feelings.

She also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills show up as practical tools for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling anger or impulsivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help clients choose which methods to try based on their needs, goals, and personal preferences. That collaborative planning can change over time as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example a shorter check-in during a work break, or sessions that avoid travel time. It can also allow flexible pacing for skills practice and follow-up between meetings, helping strategies land in real life.