Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- ADHD
How Elizabeth works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Connecticut
- Years in practice
- 31
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Phelan is a licensed professional counselor with three decades of experience. She aims to help people who are stressed, anxious, or facing relationship and parenting strains. She also offers support for anger concerns and other common life challenges.
Phelan spent many years working as a school counselor and in independent practice. That background means she is familiar with adolescent struggles and the pressures families can face. She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
Background and approach
In sessions she works together with clients to shape a plan that fits their situation. Conversations are practical and focused on skills people can use between meetings. She listens for what matters most and adjusts the pace and goals accordingly.
Elizabeth has experience helping with grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, and issues with self-esteem and intimacy. She also addresses career stress, parenting questions, and challenges related to adoption and foster care or immigration.
People who come for help with panic, post-traumatic stress, seasonal mood changes, or autism-related concerns will find a clinician who draws on long experience. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Her Connecticut license is listed as CT LPC.
What Elizabeth works with
Everything Elizabeth lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Elizabeth's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Family problems
- Immigration issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that guide online sessions
Evidence-based techniques are used to help people manage emotions and change unhelpful patterns. One common approach focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, then practicing new skills in everyday life to reduce anxiety and anger. This approach is practical and problem-focused, useful for panic, anxiety, and anger concerns.Another approach emphasizes gradual exposure and coping skill building for trauma, panic, and stress reactions. It helps people face difficult memories or situations a step at a time while learning ways to calm their body and mind. These methods aim to make stressful experiences easier to manage over time.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that fit, and adjust as needed. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques feel most helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video is good for in-depth conversations, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect in writing between meetings. These options give flexibility for work, school, or caregiving schedules.
Questions people ask about Elizabeth
What issues does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, trauma, mood issues, and a range of related problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, focusing on skills and problem solving that clients can use between meetings.
How long has she worked in the field?
She brings 31 years of professional experience, including time as a school counselor and in independent practice.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Connecticut, listed as CT LPC.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.