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Elizabeth Toporas

Collaborative, trauma-informed marriage and family therapist

LMFT Indiana

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Relationship, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Toporas is an Indiana-licensed marriage and family therapist who works with people navigating relationship strain, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. With 20 years of clinical experience, she brings a warm, interactive style to therapy and tailors sessions to each person's goals and timeline.

Background and approach

Elizabeth emphasizes practical support for clients coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, intimacy-related concerns, and workplace stress. Her work often addresses complex family dynamics including adoption and foster care, blended family issues, attachment concerns, and family-of-origin difficulties.

She also supports survivors of domestic and sexual violence, people managing panic or post-traumatic stress, and those dealing with guilt, shame, or anger. Elizabeth blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and emotionally-focused methods, drawing on trauma-informed brain/body connections to shape treatment conversations.

Clients can expect a collaborative partnership that aims to validate their experience while moving toward meaningful change. Elizabeth encourages people ready to take the step toward support to reach out, and she adapts her approach to fit what will be most useful for each individual or family.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Elizabeth commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies for reducing anxiety, managing panic, and improving mood. She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help partners and family members better understand and respond to each other's emotions, which can strengthen connection and address relationship distress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with clients to explore goals, preferences, and strengths, and then tailors a blend of methods that best fits the presenting concerns and the time frame the client has in mind.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage in that collaborative work, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue work while managing family or work obligations, and maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt interventions used in-session to these formats so clients can practice skills and pursue meaningful change from wherever they are.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, anxiety and depression, intimacy-related issues, anger, low self-esteem, career stress, and coping with life changes.
What is Elizabeth's therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is warm and interactive with a touch of humor. She integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused work, acceptance and commitment ideas, and narrative and solution-focused elements as appropriate.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working in clinical settings with individuals, couples, and families, including work with foster and blended families and survivors of intimate partner violence.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the credential LMFT and is licensed in Indiana with licence number IN LMFT 35001546A.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for therapy?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does cost and billing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issues

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGuilt and shamePanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSexual assault and abuseWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Narrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Indiana

Languages

English