Elizabeth Barnett

Elizabeth Barnett is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Indiana with 21 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and life transitions. She also supports those facing compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, and challenges with sleep or parenting.

Her style is person-centered and straightforward. Sessions are collaborative and practical. She offers encouragement, reflection, and gentle challenge while helping clients build skills they can use day to day.

Elizabeth uses Trauma-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches. She blends methods to match each person’s needs rather than following one fixed plan. The work often includes setting small goals, practicing new coping strategies, and reviewing progress together.

Her background includes nearly two decades of clinical work across multiple settings. She has used illness management and recovery approaches, trauma-focused CBT, addictions work, and elements of family systems in her practice. This mix informs how she tailors care for each person.

In sessions the therapist aims to be a guide rather than an answer-giver. Clients can expect active collaboration, tools to practice between meetings, and follow-up options such as chat or email when appropriate. The goal is that clients leave with useful skills and increasing independence.

How these approaches work in online therapy

Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on helping people process difficult memories and reduce trauma-related distress by working through experiences in a careful, paced way. It can help with symptoms that follow traumatic events and with learning tools to manage reactions.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and understanding. The therapist offers empathy and acceptance so clients can explore feelings and find their own solutions, which suits questions about identity, relationships, and major life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels helpful, then try methods that match those priorities. That collaborative process makes adjustments easy if something doesn’t fit.

If you plan to pursue sessions online, confirm the specific session options before booking so you know what format is offered. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists can also follow up through chat or email between meetings to reinforce skills and check progress.