Elizabeth Chavez, LPCC

New Mexico · 20 years in practice

Elizabeth Chavez is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 20 years in the mental health field.

License and registration

LPCC, New Mexico: CCMH0195581 · expires September 2027
NPI: 1346338027 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Chavez is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 20 years in the mental health field. She has worked in hospitals, correctional settings, substance treatment centers, and community counseling programs. Elizabeth focuses on creating a conversational, person-centered space where people can start feeling better and build practical tools to manage life.

Elizabeth believes most people are already doing their best in hard moments. She listens to understand each person's needs, wants, strengths, and worries.

Background and approach

Sessions are guided by what the person brings, not by a fixed script. Her work often centers on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, and life transitions. She also addresses grief, self-esteem, intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, and coping with major changes.

She can talk with people about ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and compassion fatigue as well. Elizabeth uses several practical approaches to help people make changes. These include Existential therapy, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral work, dialectical behavior skills, and mindfulness practices.

Techniques are chosen to match a person's goals and style. Clients in New Mexico will find a steady, nonjudgmental listener who focuses on concrete steps and insight. Elizabeth aims to help people feel more stable, make clearer choices, and reconnect with what matters to them.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Elizabeth lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Body image
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Elizabeth names

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Online support

Therapies that guide online sessions

Existential therapy helps people face big life questions and clarify what matters to them. It is useful for addressing meaning, life transitions, and existential crisis by focusing on choices and personal values.

Client-centered therapy centers on the person's own experience. The therapist listens, reflects, and follows the person's lead so insight and change come from the person's own understanding. This approach supports people dealing with grief, low self-esteem, relationship challenges, and general distress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It uses practical techniques to reduce anxiety, change unhelpful patterns, and build new coping skills for issues like depression, anxiety, and stress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals and preferences. Over time the plan can shift as needs and progress become clear.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people have a face-to-face conversation from different locations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief, ongoing contact and quick skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting, and other daily responsibilities.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and life transitions. Other areas include grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, ADHD, and bipolar-related concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is conversational and person-centered. Sessions focus on understanding needs, building skills, and making practical changes that fit the client's life.

What kind of experience does she bring?

She has 20 years of experience in mental health, including work in intensive psychiatric hospitals, correctional settings, substance treatment centers, and community counseling centers.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the LPCC credential and practices in New Mexico.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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