How Elli works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Elli
Elli Billingsley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma. She brings three years of clinical experience and a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Oklahoma State University. Elli aims to make therapy feel approachable and straightforward for people juggling stress, anxiety, or life changes.
Her style is warm and client-centered. Sessions focus on building a trusting relationship and creating space to talk through what matters most. Elli listens closely and adjusts her approach to fit each person’s needs rather than using one fixed method.
Background and approach
She often blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral tools. Those approaches help with things like managing difficult emotions, shifting unhelpful thinking patterns, and making everyday choices that match personal values. Mindfulness and dialectical skills are also part of the toolbox when they fit the situation.
Elli has experience supporting people around issues such as anger, trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, depression, grief, and parenting stress. She also addresses topics like codependency, body image, ADHD, and caregiver strain. Her background includes work with adoption and foster care concerns as well as attachment-related challenges.
Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Getting started is simple: pick the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
What Elli works with
Everything Elli lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Elli's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elli lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, practical steps toward those values. ACT is useful for stress, anxiety, and anger when someone wants more consistency between their actions and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and mood shifts by breaking problems into manageable steps and practicing new skills between sessions.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the person leads the pace of work. This approach supports people who need a steady, empathic space to sort through identity, grief, or relationship questions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Elli treats that as a collaborative process and will help clients choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. The plan can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and a fuller conversational flow. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for ongoing tracking, brief check-ins, or when writing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it easier to fit regular work on emotions and behavior into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Elli
What kinds of concerns does Elli address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, parenting strains, and related concerns like body image, ADHD, and caregiver fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and client-centered, focusing on listening first and tailoring tools to each person. Sessions aim to be practical and collaborative.
What is her clinical background?
Elli holds a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling and has three years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with an Oklahoma LPC credential and provides services while located in Oklahoma.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
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 her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.