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Elizabeth Toussaint

Compassionate clinician focused on relationships and healing

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About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Toussaint is an Illinois-licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience helping people navigate relationship strain, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and a range of life transitions.

Background and approach

She approaches each person with respect for their knowledge of their own story, building on strengths to address concerns such as LGBT issues, addiction, grief, intimacy challenges, parenting strain, bipolar disorder, ADHD, anger, and self-esteem. Her work draws on attachment-based and psychodynamic perspectives alongside client-centered and mindfulness-informed techniques, with motivational interviewing used when clients are exploring change.

Toussaint blends these methods to tailor care to individual needs, addressing related topics like abandonment, communication problems, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, dissociation, domestic violence, and other family of origin concerns. She offers sessions via video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging for clients in Illinois.

Toussaint frames therapy as a collaborative process that respects each person's goals and pace while using evidence-informed approaches to support coping and growth.

Approaches for Online Relationship and Trauma Work



Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating and emotional connection, helping clients understand how past relationship experiences shape current attachments and responses. This approach can be useful for people struggling with intimacy, abandonment concerns, and family relationship patterns.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and respect for the client's perspective, creating space for individuals to explore goals and build on their strengths. Mindfulness Therapy brings present-moment awareness and self-regulation skills to reduce reactivity and improve coping with stress and emotional pain.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then integrates techniques from these models to tailor care over time rather than relying on a single fixed method.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase convenience and fit different lifestyles. These options make scheduling more flexible and allow people to access licensed professionals without rearranging their daily routines, supporting consistent engagement in the therapeutic work.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a broad range of concerns including LGBT issues, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
How would you describe the therapeutic style used?
The practice combines attachment-based and psychodynamic perspectives with client-centered and mindfulness-informed techniques, and uses motivational interviewing when exploring readiness for change.
What is her professional background and experience level?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of professional experience working with people on relationship, family, trauma, and related concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and practicing?
The clinician holds an Illinois LCSW license with credential number IL LCSW 149017009 and provides services to clients in Illinois.
Are services offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are not currently accepted at this time.
Which session formats are available for appointments?
Appointments can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and preferences.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

  • LGBT
  • Relationship issues
  • Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience
15 years
Licensed
Illinois
Languages
English