About Maddisson
Maddisson Elizardo helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or burned out. She welcomes clear, direct conversations and focuses on small changes that can make daily life easier. Maddisson is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC in Texas and brings seven years of clinical experience to her work.
She uses everyday language in sessions and builds a plan with each person. Sessions often focus on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and recovery from addictive behaviors.
How Maddisson works
She also supports people dealing with relationship pain, intimacy concerns, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. Maddisson blends several therapy styles to match what a client needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot patterns in thinking and behavior.
She uses acceptance-based ideas to help people live by their values, and attachment-informed work to look at how early relationships shape current connections. Her approach is collaborative and practical. She helps clients set realistic goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track small wins.
Conversations are tailored to each person rather than following a one-size-fits-all script. People who choose Maddisson can expect straightforward guidance and steady support through hard moments. She works with adults in Texas and conducts sessions in English.
The first step is a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session that fits the client's needs.
Maddisson 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)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Maddisson works with
The areas below are the ones Maddisson selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clearer on what matters to them and then take steps that match those values. ACT is useful for anxiety, stress, and motivation struggles because it focuses on action even when uncomfortable feelings remain. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with cravings or problematic habits. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and communication and can be especially helpful for intimacy issues and relationship distress.Figuring out the best approach is part of the work. Maddisson treats approach selection as a collaboration, listening to a client's goals and preferences and adjusting methods over time. She will explain options, try strategies together, and shift course if something is not helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation similar to in-person sessions, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to use a camera. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, more frequent touchpoints. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy lives.
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