Elizabeth Frietsch , LPC

Elizabeth Frietsch is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas who focuses on supporting adolescents and adults as they recover from trauma and rebuild their lives. She has concentrated much of her work on survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse, and she applies trauma-informed strategies to help people process painful memories and the long-term effects those events can create.

Elizabeth is certified in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), an evidence-based approach designed to reduce the impact of trauma by addressing unhelpful thoughts and beliefs that maintain distress. Her clinical experience also includes treating depression, anxiety, eating-related concerns, and fears around attachment and intimacy, so she can address overlapping challenges that often accompany traumatic histories.

As a foster and adoptive parent, Elizabeth brings lived insight into the Texas foster care system and the parenting stresses that arise when caring for children who have experienced trauma. She is familiar with Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) principles used to support children from hard places and offers guidance rooted in that knowledge. Having worked in education and social services, she also understands compassion fatigue and burnout and prioritizes practical support for caregivers and helping professionals.

Elizabeth aims to create a nonjudgmental and affirming environment for people of all sexual orientations and religious backgrounds. She schedules sessions in late evenings to accommodate parental responsibilities and work routines, and she approaches heavy topics with steadiness, respect, and clear clinical focus.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Trauma and Coping Support

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that maintain anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem. It is practical and skills-focused, often involving exercises to test beliefs and build coping strategies in everyday life.

Trauma-Focused Therapy, including approaches like Cognitive Processing Therapy, concentrates on processing traumatic memories and the meanings attached to them so that reminders of the past cause less distress. This work can help with symptoms that follow interpersonal violence, abuse, or other traumatic events.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes identifying strengths and small, achievable steps toward clients' goals. It can be useful alongside trauma work to build immediate coping tools and restore a sense of agency.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Elizabeth will work with each person to consider their needs, goals, and preferences and adapt methods over time so therapy fits their pace and priorities.

Online therapy offers flexibility by allowing sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make scheduling easier for people balancing parenting, work, or other commitments. These formats support ongoing access to licensed professionals and can help maintain continuity of care even when life is busy or unpredictable.