About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Phelan helps people who are stressed, anxious, or facing major life changes. She speaks plainly and offers steady support to people who want clearer coping steps and more emotional balance. Elizabeth is a licensed professional counselor, LPC, with over three decades of experience.
She draws on long work as a school counselor and a personal therapist. That history gave her experience with relationship concerns, parenting challenges, and the ups and downs of adolescence.
How Elizabeth works
She also has a wide clinical focus that includes mood concerns, trauma and grief, addiction-related struggles, and issues around identity and intimacy. Sessions are adapted to each person’s needs. Elizabeth works with people to set practical goals and pick strategies that fit daily life.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and explains them in simple terms so clients can try changes between sessions. Her approach emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She partners with clients to build a plan that feels doable and realistic.
Elizabeth encourages small steps and checks in on what works or needs adjusting. She practices from Connecticut and conducts sessions in English. International clients may also connect.
The aim is always the same: clearer thinking, better coping, and more satisfying relationships and routines.
What Elizabeth works with
The areas below are the ones Elizabeth selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 31 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Connecticut |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches delivered online
Elizabeth uses well-established, evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change. One approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking and develop more balanced thoughts and coping skills that reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach focuses on building routines and skills to manage strong emotions, improving day-to-day functioning and relationships. Both methods are taught in simple steps and include practice between sessions so people can test what works in real life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Elizabeth will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has worked in the past. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made or life changes occur.
Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face from different locations, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a shorter break. Live chat and messaging provide quick check-ins and ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work during transitions or travel.
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