About Elliott
Elliott Skaggs is a licensed mental health counselor who practices in New York. He holds the LMHC and LPC credentials and brings eight years of clinical experience to his work. He focuses on helping people who struggle with self-esteem and related concerns.
Elliott aims to be warm, direct, and practical in sessions. He helps people navigate shame, guilt, and issues around identity and life purpose. He also addresses problems with communication, commitment, and the fallout from separation or infidelity.
How Elliott works
Substance use, panic attacks, mood struggles, and concerns tied to HIV/AIDS are part of his area of focus. In session he combines empathy with clear guidance. He emphasizes building useful everyday skills for emotional regulation and better relationships.
Elliott uses techniques that help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. His approach is collaborative. He listens first and then works with each person to set practical goals.
People can expect a mix of talking, skill practice, and real-world homework between meetings. Elliott aims to create an affirming space that honors each person's background. He supports growth at a pace that fits the person and their life.
The result is straightforward care focused on improving daily functioning and self-respect.
Elliott lists 13 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
What Elliott works with
The areas below are the ones Elliott selected when setting up a profile. The first one is listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMHC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It can be useful for struggling with self-criticism, low motivation, or life purpose questions.Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns affect feelings of safety and connection. It helps people notice those patterns and practice new ways of relating to themselves and others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elliott will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. He listens to what matters most, adjusts the plan over time, and checks in about what is or isn't helping.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for full conversations and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and chat or text can fit into busy days for brief updates or homework support. These options make it easier to keep consistent progress while fitting therapy into a daily routine.
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