Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Maddisson works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Maddisson
Maddisson Elizardo is a licensed professional counselor based in Texas who focuses on helping people manage anger and related struggles. She works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, and grief. Maddisson aims to make the first step feel manageable and supports clients with steady, respectful care.
She uses a mix of practical approaches to help people change unhelpful patterns. Sessions include talking through problems, learning skills to cope in the moment, and setting small goals for daily life.
Background and approach
The work may include looking at attachment patterns, shifting thoughts and behaviors, and building emotional regulation skills. With seven years of experience, Maddisson has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, mood challenges like depression and bipolar, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She also addresses substance use, compulsive sexual behavior, and compassion fatigue.
Her practice includes attention to body image, chronic illness, and aging concerns when relevant. Maddisson describes her style as respectful and compassionate. She adapts conversations and plans to fit each person's situation instead of using a one-size-fits-all approach.
Clients can expect a collaborative process that focuses on realistic steps toward better day-to-day functioning. Therapy sessions are available through several online formats. Maddisson works in English and holds a Texas LPC credential.
She does not work with international clients.
What Maddisson works with
Everything Maddisson lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Maddisson's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Maddisson lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and problems where getting unstuck is important. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns and manage mood or anxiety symptoms.Maddisson will work together with each client to find the best approach. She listens to needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts methods over time. Figuring out the right mix of skills-based work and supportive conversation is part of the shared plan.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging options let someone check in between appointments or use shorter, more frequent touchpoints. These options make therapy more flexible for people juggling work, caregiving, or other demands.
Questions people ask about Maddisson
What concerns does Maddisson commonly address?
She helps people with anger, stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, and career or life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Maddisson blends client-centered conversation with skills-based techniques. She focuses on practical coping tools and collaborative planning.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She has seven years of professional experience working with a broad set of mental health and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LPC credential and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time according to therapist availability.