Elli Billingsley

Elli Billingsley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma. She earned a bachelor’s in psychology and a master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Oklahoma State University. Elli centers sessions on warmth and empathy so clients feel heard from the start.

Her style is client-centered and flexible. Elli blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with person-centered work to match each person’s needs. She emphasizes a strong therapeutic relationship and a non-judgmental space for people to talk through hard things.

Elli supports people with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, eating and body image issues, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and anger. She also lists LGBT and intimacy-related issues among her focus areas. The practice includes attention to attachment, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and other life challenges.

For younger clients, she uses play-based methods and trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy strategies with children starting at age 5. Sessions for older clients draw on ACT, mindfulness, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills when useful. Her background aims to help people build coping skills and clearer values-based goals.

She has three years of clinical experience and works to help people feel supported and empowered as they move toward their goals. To start, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How her approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and for decisions about life changes. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding; the therapist offers empathy and acceptance while clients lead the conversation. This approach can help people who need a steady, non-judgmental place to talk. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful cycles. CBT is often applied for anxiety, depression, trauma responses, and managing anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy work. Elli will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts tools from different approaches so sessions match what a person wants to focus on.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they fit into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins between commitments, or remove travel time. Some formats also let people choose audio-only conversations when bandwidth or visual focus is a concern. Licensed professionals aim to make therapy practical and usable within everyday life, and Elli works to tailor online sessions to how a person prefers to engage.