- Warm client-centered care
- Values-focused tools
- Skills for daily life
About Elli
Elli Billingsley is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Oklahoma. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Oklahoma State University. Elli brings a warm, empathetic presence to sessions and focuses on building a trusting relationship with each person she meets.
Her style is client-centered and practical. She blends person-centered methods with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people name values, take small steps, and manage difficult feelings. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when those tools match someone’s goals.
Elli has three years of professional experience working across the lifespan starting at age 5. She has a particular focus on anxiety, depression, LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and stress-related issues. She also supports people navigating grief, identity questions, intimacy-related concerns, and ADHD.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and focused on what matters most to the individual. Elli emphasizes clear goals, practical strategies, and skills that can be used between sessions. She encourages gentle experimentation and learning from setbacks.
People often come for help with relationship and family stress, career strain, body image and eating worries, or long-term health and caregiver stress. Elli also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, blended family dynamics, and sexual subcultures like BDSM and kink when those topics are relevant to a person’s well-being.
Her style is client-centered and practical. She blends person-centered methods with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people name values, take small steps, and manage difficult feelings. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when those tools match someone’s goals.
Elli has three years of professional experience working across the lifespan starting at age 5. She has a particular focus on anxiety, depression, LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and stress-related issues. She also supports people navigating grief, identity questions, intimacy-related concerns, and ADHD.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and focused on what matters most to the individual. Elli emphasizes clear goals, practical strategies, and skills that can be used between sessions. She encourages gentle experimentation and learning from setbacks.
People often come for help with relationship and family stress, career strain, body image and eating worries, or long-term health and caregiver stress. Elli also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, blended family dynamics, and sexual subcultures like BDSM and kink when those topics are relevant to a person’s well-being.
How Elli’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed actions. It helps people cope with anxiety, stress, and life transitions by teaching ways to notice thoughts without letting them control behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Mindfulness-based techniques teach simple attentional exercises to calm the body and increase awareness of moment-to-moment experience.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Elli collaborates with each person to choose strategies that match their goals and preferences. She checks in about what’s working, adjusts methods over time, and emphasizes a team effort between therapist and client.
Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know how meetings will be scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, or allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people practice skills in the settings where they live and work, then reflect on those experiences in the next session. Licensed professionals help tailor session length and focus to fit a person’s routine and goals.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
3+ years
Credentials
Oklahoma
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Elli commonly address?
Elli supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, and coping with life changes. She also addresses parenting strain, intimacy-related issues, grief, ADHD, and career or self-esteem challenges.
How would you describe Elli's therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and client-centered, with practical skills and goal setting. Sessions often combine values work, behavioral strategies, and mindfulness practice.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Oklahoma State University. Elli has three years of clinical experience working with people starting at age 5.
Where is Elli licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Oklahoma.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does Elli accept clients from other countries?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during sign-up.
What are the steps to begin working with Elli?
Start by selecting the continue button on this profile and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule according to the therapist's availability.