Elizabeth Janca , LPC, LPCC

Elizabeth Janca is a licensed counselor based in Texas with nine years of clinical experience helping children, teens, and young adults navigate life challenges. She combines a warm, client-directed approach with practical strategies to address issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, trauma, grief, and attention differences.

Born and raised south of Houston, Elizabeth earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Texas A&M University and a Master of Counseling and Development from Texas Woman's University north of Dallas. Her clinical background includes work as an ABA therapist for children ages 2 to 12, play therapy with children ages 4 to 10, activity-based therapy for adolescents, individual talk therapy for adolescents and adults, and group therapy for both age groups. She also spent three years in middle school education serving as an academic counselor and administrator, bringing familiarity with school-related challenges.

Elizabeth practices primarily from a client-centered framework - sometimes called Rogerian therapy - which focuses on supporting a client-led process in a nonjudgmental space that fosters reflection. She also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns, build coping skills, and improve emotional regulation. Her credentials include LPC and LPCC, state licenses that qualify her to provide professional counseling services. Elizabeth works with a broad range of concerns and identities, including LGBT issues, neurodiversity, non-monogamous relationships, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and kink-aware care. She is not currently accepting clients.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care and Skill Building

Elizabeth integrates client-centered therapy, which places the client at the center of each session and encourages exploration and self-directed growth - an approach that supports individuals who benefit from being heard and guided rather than led. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and it is especially helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers skills for regulating intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and tolerating distress, which can be useful for clients managing strong emotional reactions or relationship challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Elizabeth works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors interventions over time, combining client-centered support with CBT and DBT techniques as appropriate to the presenting concerns.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility - clients can meet by video call, take part in phone sessions, or use live chat and text-based messaging when that fits their schedule. These options make it easier to access consistent care, balance therapy with work or school, and continue progress from different locations while working with licensed professionals and therapists.