- Client-centered care
- Trauma focus
- Practical coping tools
About Elizabeth
Rev. Elizabeth Hector brings a client-centered approach to therapy and focuses on helping people manage trauma, mood concerns, and life transitions. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Montana with 13 years of experience in clinical and pastoral roles. Elizabeth writes plainly and listens closely to understand each person’s priorities and values.
She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a calm, accepting space where people shape their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used when practical tools and new habits can ease symptoms like anxiety or depression. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to address trauma when that approach seems helpful.
Her background includes a long period of pastoral work and many years helping people facing chronic illness and end-of-life transitions. That mix of pastoral and clinical work informs a gentle style that aims to respect each person’s spirituality and identity. She has worked with people across a wide range of concerns, including substance use that co-occurs with trauma.
Elizabeth has experience with teenagers in group-home settings and with caregivers and families who need support reconnecting after crisis. She helps people regain a sense of control when life feels chaotic and offers concrete strategies for coping and problem solving.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation, short-term problem solving when appropriate, and longer-term support for deeper healing. Her practice emphasizes respect for gender and sexual diversity and welcomes clients who identify as LGBT.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client’s lead. The therapist creates an accepting space and helps people set their own goals and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers step-by-step skills to reduce anxiety and depression. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used with trauma; it involves guided processing of traumatic memories to reduce their hold on daily life.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That may mean starting with client-centered conversation, adding CBT tools, or introducing EMDR when trauma processing is appropriate.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by cutting travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people attend from different regions, which is useful since she accepts international clients. The focus remains practical: scheduling sessions that match everyday rhythms and using approaches that help people feel more stable and in control.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Montana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
She practices Client-Centered Therapy, which puts the person’s own goals first, and blends practical approaches like CBT and EMDR when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of combined clinical and pastoral experience, including work with trauma, co-occurring disorders, and group-home settings for teenagers.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an MT LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Montana, and she practices in Montana.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She accepts international clients, so people outside the U.S. can inquire about working together.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.