Elli Billingsley, LPC

Elli Billingsley is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Oklahoma. She holds 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 strong working relationship with each person she sees.

Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with person-centered methods to shape sessions around what matters most to the client. Elli aims to make clients feel heard and respected while they talk through worries, identity questions, or life changes.

Elli has experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and stress-related concerns. She also works with LGBTQIA+ identity exploration, grief, parenting challenges, and concerns related to attention differences and chronic health issues. Traumatic brain injury appears among her listed areas of focus and may be part of the supports she offers.

With three years of clinical experience, Elli uses practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness practices when helpful. She also incorporates age-appropriate approaches for younger clients, such as play-based activities and trauma-focused CBT strategies.

Elli describes her goal as helping people feel safer in their own minds and more able to move toward meaningful goals. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions based on her availability.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small actions toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, stress, and navigating life changes. Client-centered therapy emphasizes being listened to without judgment and having the therapist follow the person’s lead; this can help people who need a steady, supportive space to sort through identity and emotional concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and offers concrete skills to manage symptoms like worry, low mood, and unhelpful thinking patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and Elli treats that as a joint task. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and how they like to learn new skills. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress and needs change.

Confirm current session formats before booking so you know what’s available. Many people find online sessions useful because they fit into a workday, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when that helps keep momentum. Others value working through practical CBT exercises or mindfulness practices during a scheduled session. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, client-centered methods, and CBT to an online setting to focus on skills, values, and steady support while accommodating everyday routines.