Rev. Elizabeth Hector

Rev. Elizabeth Hector is a licensed clinical social worker who blends mindfulness and client-centered approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and life changes. She brings 13 years of clinical experience and a long history in pastoral care to each session. Her style is calm and accepting, and she aims to create space for people to speak honestly about hard things.

She began in pastoral ministry and spent many years supporting people across the lifespan. That background shaped a gentle, nonjudgmental way of working, including support for LGBT concerns and spiritual questions. She has also spent substantial time with people facing chronic illness and hospice issues.

Over her clinical career she has worked a lot with trauma and co-occurring substance concerns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is among the approaches she uses with trauma-related difficulties. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused strategies to help with mood and behavior patterns.

Her practice includes attention to parenting strain, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and compassion fatigue. She has experience with aging and caregiver stress, autism spectrum considerations, chronic pain and medical illness, and eating and codependency concerns. Her work often addresses how trauma shows up alongside other struggles.

Sessions tend to be conversational and practical. She helps people identify small, manageable steps and skills to try between meetings. To begin, readers should follow the site Start Therapy process and schedule based on availability.

How mindfulness and focused therapies work online

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts, body sensations, and emotions without judgment. It can reduce reactivity to stress and provide simple practices to use between sessions. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities, with the therapist listening and reflecting to help the client find their own path. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical tools for changing unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Sessions often mix approaches - for example using mindfulness to build awareness and CBT tools to change patterns - so the plan evolves with client feedback.

The original biography does not list which online formats are provided, so confirm available session types before booking. Many people find online work makes it easier to fit therapy into busy days, skip travel time, and continue care during life transitions. Online sessions also allow shorter check-ins or meetings that fit a work break, quieter video calls when needed, or phone conversations when bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals can adapt mindfulness exercises, trauma-focused work, and practical CBT homework for remote sessions to keep therapy useful and actionable.