Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
How Antonio works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Antonio
Antonio Ellzey, Sr. is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois. He brings 22 years of practice to sessions and focuses on helping people manage strong emotions like anger, grief, anxiety, and depression. He uses straightforward conversation and practical exercises to help people move forward.
He favors an approach that centers the person in the room. That means listening first, then building goals together. He blends cognitive strategies with mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and the patterns behind them.
Background and approach
Sessions often include short practice tools to try between meetings, such as breathing or simple behavioral tasks. Antonio draws on two decades of experience across civilian and military contexts. He aims to help people rebuild self-esteem, repair relationships, and cope with life changes.
He also supports those facing addiction, trauma, or work-related compassion fatigue. His style is direct but warm, focused on practical steps clients can use right away. Clients can expect collaboration about goals and homework that fits daily life.
He may use motivational interviewing techniques to clarify what a client wants to change and psychodynamic ideas to explore how past patterns affect present behavior. The overall aim is clearer thinking and better day-to-day functioning. Sessions are offered in English and scheduled around a client's needs using video, phone, chat, or text formats.
Antonio holds an Illinois LCPC and draws on a mix of methods to tailor the work to each person.
What Antonio works with
Everything Antonio lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Antonio's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
Approaches Antonio lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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 how they work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a collaborative relationship so the client sets the pace and goals. It helps people feel understood and supports work on self esteem, relationships, and decision making. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches tools to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes. Mindfulness Therapy adds simple attention practices to help people notice stress responses and choose calmer reactions rather than reacting automatically.Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and try methods that suit their needs and preferences. Changes are tracked together and approaches are adjusted based on what helps most, so the work remains practical and goal-focused.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone can be a good fit when bandwidth matters, chat offers quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief ongoing coaching and tracking between meetings. Those options make it easier to fit sessions into busy days and to keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Antonio
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
He helps with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, addictions, trauma and related issues like intimacy, self esteem, sleep, eating, parenting, career concerns, and ADHD.
What is his therapeutic style like?
The approach is person-centered and practical, mixing cognitive techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas to address thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 22 years of experience working with adults and brings both civilian and military-influenced perspectives to his practice.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He holds an Illinois LCPC, and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
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 him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.