Elizabeth Pacheco

Elizabeth Pacheco is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 21 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and anger. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming and find practical ways forward.

Her work focuses on everyday problems like relationship strain, parenting pressures, grief, and coping with big life changes. She also supports people dealing with trauma, intimacy concerns, and challenges tied to identity such as LGBT issues and experiences of prejudice or discrimination. First responders and those facing end-of-life or immigration-related stress are among the additional areas she addresses.

Elizabeth uses approaches that emphasize the person's perspective and goals. She draws on client-centered methods to listen and validate, and on cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior techniques to build coping skills. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies are used to help people set realistic steps and notice progress.

She practices in Arizona and holds licensure as an LPC. Her bilingual services can help Spanish speakers feel more comfortable describing complex feelings. Elizabeth aims to be practical and compassionate, helping people make changes that fit their daily lives.

People who choose to work with her can expect a collaborative process that balances short-term problem solving with deeper work on values and identity. She focuses on small, achievable shifts that reduce distress and support more satisfying relationships.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building an understanding of each person's priorities. Online work with this approach means conversation stays focused on what matters to the client, and the therapist follows their lead to set goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Online CBT often uses short skill practice between sessions, such as tracking thoughts or trying small behavior changes, which can fit into a busy week.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches coping skills for strong emotions and distress. In a remote setting DBT tools like grounding, emotion regulation, and mindfulness can be taught and practiced in real life between sessions for steady progress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to a person's needs, goals, and preferences, and may combine strategies over time as circumstances change.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit work on stress, anger, relationships, and life changes into a week by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or offering scheduling that aligns with daily routines.