Traci Elliott, LMHC

Traci Elliott is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Indiana with 20 years of experience. She uses a practical, person-centered way of working that helps people make steady changes in how they feel and act. Traci focuses on anxiety, depression, addictions, and trauma-related concerns. She also helps people dealing with grief, career stress, parenting strain, and issues tied to gender and sexual identity. She listens without judgment and creates space for honest conversation. Her approach blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered listening and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. That means sessions often include identifying unhelpful thoughts, trying new behavior experiments, and learning emotion regulation skills. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are added when clients want tools for staying focused and building motivation. Over two decades she has helped people address relationship struggles, communication problems, caregiver stress, and life transitions. Traci also supports those facing complex issues like post-traumatic stress, self-harm, bipolar symptoms, and substance use concerns. She works at the pace each person needs. Sessions aim to be practical and goal-directed. People can expect to set small, achievable steps and to track progress between meetings. Traci emphasizes collaboration so clients keep control of their goals and choices.

How evidence-based approaches translate online

CBT helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online CBT sessions usually include setting clear goals, trying short behavioral experiments between sessions, and reviewing progress in follow-ups. This approach can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting working relationship. In remote sessions the therapist reflects what a person says, asks clarifying questions, and supports clients in finding their own solutions. This style works well for people who need a steady, nonjudgmental space to sort through feelings.

DBT offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. Online DBT-informed work often teaches grounding, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation skills that clients can practice between sessions. These tools are useful for strong mood swings, self-harm urges, and relationship difficulties.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of the early work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily life to shape a plan together. That collaborative process makes it easier to choose which exercises and skills to prioritize.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face when helpful, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, and chat or messaging supports quick check-ins or ongoing coaching. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into a busy life.