Elizabeth Toporas, LMFT
Indiana LMFT focused on relationships and trauma
- Relationship and family therapy
- Trauma informed care
- Warm interactive approach
About Elizabeth Toporas
Elizabeth Toporas is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Indiana with 20 years of clinical experience. She holds a Master of Science in Education from Indiana University and has worked extensively with foster families, blended families, couples, and survivors of intimate partner violence. Her practice emphasizes the relational context of distress, specializing in chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), grief and loss, anxiety, and depression while attending to family and couple dynamics.
Her counseling approach is warm and interactive with a gentle touch of humor to help ease difficult conversations and build connection. She integrates client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotionally-focused work, and attends to the trauma-related brain and body connection when appropriate. Treatment conversations and goals are adapted to each person or family's needs and time frame, with an emphasis on practical strategies and relational repair.
Elizabeth aims to validate the desire for change and to support and empower people as they take steps toward healing. She brings experience working with adoption and foster care issues, attachment and blended family challenges, domestic violence survivors, and those coping with career stress, compassion fatigue, or significant life transitions.
Her counseling approach is warm and interactive with a gentle touch of humor to help ease difficult conversations and build connection. She integrates client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotionally-focused work, and attends to the trauma-related brain and body connection when appropriate. Treatment conversations and goals are adapted to each person or family's needs and time frame, with an emphasis on practical strategies and relational repair.
Elizabeth aims to validate the desire for change and to support and empower people as they take steps toward healing. She brings experience working with adoption and foster care issues, attachment and blended family challenges, domestic violence survivors, and those coping with career stress, compassion fatigue, or significant life transitions.
Areas of Expertise
Primary Focus
Also Specializes In
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 Approach
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) Narrative Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy
Frequently Asked Questions
How much experience does Elizabeth Toporas have?
Elizabeth Toporas has 20 years of clinical experience.
Is Elizabeth Toporas a licensed therapist?
Yes. She holds the LMFT credential (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist). License details: IN LMFT 35001546A.
In which languages does Elizabeth Toporas provide therapy?
She provides therapy in English.
Where is Elizabeth Toporas located?
She is located in Indiana.
How can I work with Elizabeth Toporas as my therapist?
You can work with Elizabeth Toporas through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Does Elizabeth Toporas work with international clients?
Elizabeth Toporas does not currently work with international clients.
How much does therapy with Elizabeth Toporas cost?
Costs can vary depending on factors such as location and the therapist's availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time, for any reason. For current details, click the "Start Therapy" button on this page.
How can I get started with therapy?
Getting started is quick. Click the "Start Therapy" button and complete a short questionnaire to help match you with a therapist. Depending on availability, you can then schedule your first session, which may take place by phone, video call, live chat, or in-app messaging.
Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support
Client-centered therapy centers the individual or family in the room by offering empathetic listening and collaborative goal setting; it helps people find their own strengths and supports improved communication and self-understanding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers structured tools to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and stress-related concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on patterns of emotional experience and interaction in relationships, helping couples and families rebuild connection and resolve attachment-related distress.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Elizabeth will work collaboratively to determine which methods best fit a person or family's goals, preferences, and needs. She adapts her use of these approaches to the individual, often combining elements to address trauma, grief, or relational challenges.
Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to access support from home or other convenient locations. These formats offer flexibility in timing and communication style while allowing licensed professionals to provide consistent care and therapeutic techniques across different channels.