About Liza
Liza Chigos is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage anxiety, stress, and the aftermath of trauma. She offers calm, practical support for people who feel overwhelmed by panic, grief, or major life changes. Her style is warm and straightforward and aimed at making safety and coping feel manageable day to day.
She draws on client-centered principles to follow each person's pace. That means sessions focus on what matters most to the individual and build from their strengths.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and needs help finding the next step. Solution-focused strategies are used to set small, realistic goals and track progress. Sessions often include concrete tools for lowering worry, handling panic, and improving day-to-day routines.
The therapist adapts the plan as needs change rather than using one set approach. Liza has five years of professional experience and holds LPC and LPCC credentials. She works with people affected by compassion fatigue and first responder stress and addresses attachment concerns, communication problems, and issues around kink and alternative sex culture when relevant.
Appointments are offered in Minnesota, with options for evening and weekend times when available. Sessions can fit different rhythms of life, whether someone needs brief check-ins or longer weekly conversations. The focus is on practical relief and steady progress toward clearer goals.
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead so sessions reflect what matters most to them. That approach is useful when someone needs space to sort feelings about anxiety, grief, or traumatic events.Motivational Interviewing helps people who feel stuck or unsure about change. It uses short conversations to clarify values, strengthen motivation, and identify small next steps that feel doable for the person.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical goals and quick, measurable steps. It can be especially helpful for managing panic attacks, building coping routines, and tracking progress between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust plans as progress is made. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow fuller conversations and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short work break, live chat works for faster check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule regular work on anxiety and stress around daily life.
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- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota, Virginia
- Languages
- English
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