Elizabeth Thacker, LPC, Athens and telehealth, Individuals ages 18+
- Bachelor of Science, Psychology:Berry College (2016)
- Master of Education, Professional Counseling: University of Georgia (2019)
- Licensed Professional Counselor (2022)
My goal as a counselor is to support my clients as they navigate the challenges of life and help them learn the skills to navigate those challenges on their own. I offer a safe space for my clients to explore their concerns and move towards their goals in our work together.
Through my own experience in counseling, I have learned that it is valuable to have a place where I am both accepted as I am, while also being challenged to grow. This is the kind of environment I am committed to providing my clients. Every interaction I have with a client is a privilege, and I would be honored if you choose to share your story with me.
To be an effective counselor, I strive to be competent and welcoming in working with clients from diverse backgrounds, including racial identity, ability status, sexual orientations, gender identity and expression and continually work on my self-awareness of how my own life experiences will affect interactions in therapy.
I offer individual counseling services to adults (18+) in-person in Athens, Georgia or via telehealth across the state of Georgia. I have experience working with clients with anxiety, family stress, emotional instability, trauma, depression, grief, and life transitions. I find it particularly rewarding working with clients who have experienced sexual abuse or assault and are working to recover and thrive. I tailor my counseling services to each client’s individual needs, but tend to pull from a few specific counseling modalities, including, but not limited to:
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
A therapeutic method involving connecting with the different parts of ourselves for the purpose of understanding them and working with them in a more effective way.
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Skill building for crisis management, mindfulness, emotion regulation, and interpersonal relationships.
- Cognitive Processing Therapy
A trauma therapy based in reevaluating beliefs surrounding a trauma experience.
• Exposure and Response Prevention
The gold-standard therapy treatment for addressing diagnoses like OCD, panic disorder, and specific phobias that involves the systemic and gradual exposure to feared stimuli to build tolerance and confidence in one’s capacity to handle distress.
I live in the Athens area with my spouse and our two cats, Rocket and Goose. I enjoy visiting the UGA Botanical Gardens and I dabble in gardening myself. I spend much of my time reading, watching TV with my husband (my favorite show is The Good Place), and doing arts and crafts! Right now, I am really into embroidery, crochet, and watercolor painting.
Seeing clients in Athens and via telehealth throughout Georgia. Elizabeth is in-network with United Healthcare, Optum, Student Resources, and Alliant Health. She is a Kaiser Affiliated Provider, and is a Certified out-of-network TRICARE provider.
