Elizabeth Black , LPC

Elizabeth Black is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who brings a compassionate, story-centered approach to therapy. She earned her Master of Arts in Counseling from Spring Arbor University in 2015 and has spent her career helping people explore identity, relationships, and life transitions. Elizabeth views therapy as a collaborative search for personal truth, and she works to make the vulnerability it requires feel more manageable by building an authentic therapeutic connection.

Her style is relaxed and relational, inviting clients into a genuine partnership where growth and self-discovery can take place. She blends gentle challenge with practical feedback, offering resources and tools to shift unhelpful thinking and strengthen coping skills. Elizabeth has particular experience supporting individuals with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief and loss, difficult relationships, communication and boundary issues, life transitions, and stress related to career and family roles.

Elizabeth also focuses on areas such as body image, codependency, commitment concerns, control issues, loneliness, family of origin dynamics, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and panic-related symptoms. She is especially drawn to working with young adults navigating the pressures and uncertainties of early adulthood. Elizabeth considers it an honor to listen to each person’s story and to accompany them through their present struggles, believing that no problem is too small to address and that people do better when supported.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Elizabeth Black often uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a trusting, empathic relationship that allows a person to explore feelings and values at their own pace - it can be especially helpful for issues like self-esteem, life direction, and relational concerns. CBT is a practical, goal-oriented approach that examines patterns of thought and behavior, teaching skills to manage anxiety, depression, and panic symptoms through structured techniques and homework. Mindfulness Therapy encourages present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance, offering practices that can reduce reactivity and improve coping with stress and grief.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Elizabeth works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits best. She tailors methods to a client’s goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring, adjusting strategies over time to support meaningful change.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit care into a busy life and to access support from home or wherever is most comfortable. These options increase flexibility for scheduling, allow for continuity during life transitions, and let clients work with licensed professionals using the format that feels most accessible to them.