Elizabeth McKinley, LPC

Colorado · 27 years in practice

Elizabeth McKinley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 27 years of clinical experience.

License and registration

LPC, Colorado: LPC.0016009 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1669124111 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 27
Languages: English

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About Elizabeth

Elizabeth McKinley is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 27 years of clinical experience. She uses an Existential perspective alongside client-centered and cognitive-behavioral ideas to help people facing hard life moments. Elizabeth focuses on practical steps that make daily life feel more manageable.

She listens for what matters most and helps clients find clearer direction. Clients often come for help with depression, bipolar concerns, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and major life changes.

Background and approach

Elizabeth also supports people dealing with parenting strain, caregiving stress, and complex family-of-origin issues. She works with relationship problems, codependency, commitment concerns, and the emotional fallout of separation or divorce. In sessions she blends clear thinking with attention to personal meaning.

That might look like noticing unhelpful thought patterns, then testing small changes in behavior. It can also involve reflecting on values and what brings purpose into a day-to-day life. Mindfulness tools are used to ease intense emotions and build steadier coping skills.

Her background includes long-term work with mood disorders and trauma recovery. She draws on methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gottman Method ideas for relationship work, and motivational interviewing to encourage forward steps. Elizabeth aims to help people build resilience and healthier routines.

People describe practical gains from short-term strategies mixed with deeper conversations about identity and goals. She frames therapy as a collaborative process that matches methods to each person's needs. Elizabeth helps clients set realistic goals and try concrete changes between sessions.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Elizabeth names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches that work online

Elizabeth often uses Existential Therapy to help people find meaning and direction when life feels overwhelming. That approach focuses on big questions about purpose, choice, and values and can be useful during major life changes or persistent emptiness.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and understanding. This method creates space to talk through difficult feelings and to be heard without judgment. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets patterns of thought and behavior and offers concrete exercises to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and change unhelpful habits.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. Elizabeth will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. The process is collaborative and aims to match techniques to what helps a person make real changes.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and relationship work. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let people send thoughts between sessions and fit support into busy days.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Elizabeth focus on?

She works with depression, bipolar mood issues, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and stress. Other focuses include parenting strain, caregiver stress, relationship problems, and family of origin issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style combines Existential ideas with client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral techniques. Sessions blend meaning-focused conversation with practical skill-building.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 27 years of experience working with mood disorders, trauma recovery, and interpersonal challenges. That background influences her practical and reflective approach.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

Elizabeth holds an LPC credential and practices in Colorado. Sessions are provided by her as a licensed professional counselor in that state.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote therapy. These options let people choose what fits their schedule and comfort.

How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?

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