Antonio Ellzey, Sr., LCPC

Licensed in Illinois · 22 years in practice

Antonio Ellzey, Sr. is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and rebuild daily functioning.

License and registration

LCPC, Illinois: 180.009728 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1174909451 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 22
Languages: English

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About Antonio

Antonio Ellzey, Sr. is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and rebuild daily functioning. He combines practical methods with a warm, respectful style to help clients reduce stress, cope with loss, and address relationship and mood concerns. He uses client-centered work to keep sessions focused on each person's goals and strengths.

Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.

Background and approach

Mindfulness exercises and motivational interviewing are woven in when they fit the client’s needs. With 22 years of experience, Antonio draws on years of counseling practice and broader life experience to guide conversations. He emphasizes straightforward skills people can try between sessions, such as breathing practices and short behavioral experiments, so progress can happen outside the therapy room.

His experience includes helping people with anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy and sexuality questions, eating and sleeping struggles, parenting stress, career concerns, and coping with life changes. He also supports people facing compassion fatigue and those exploring identity and LGBT-related issues. Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-focused.

Antonio encourages clients to notice small changes, practice new skills, and build stronger daily routines. He balances insight about past influences with steps to improve current functioning and relationships.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Antonio lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD

Approaches Antonio names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches that translate well online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping clients set their own goals. Online sessions let the therapist follow each person’s priorities, encourage reflection, and build on strengths through conversation and simple exercises.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a hands-on method that looks at thoughts and behaviors and tries practical experiments to change them. In remote sessions CBT can include worksheets, brief behavioral tasks between meetings, and step-by-step practice to reduce anxiety, depression, or stress-related symptoms.

Mindfulness therapy teaches attention and grounding skills to reduce reactivity. These techniques can be guided in a video call or offered as short audio or text prompts for clients to use during the week.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust plans based on what helps. Sessions are aimed at clear objectives and steady progress rather than a single fixed method.

Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to practice skills between sessions.

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Questions people ask

What concerns can be addressed in sessions?

Areas include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting strain, career problems, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

What is the therapist's overall approach to therapy?

The approach blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused techniques to meet practical goals and increase self-awareness.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

He has 22 years of experience in counseling and related roles, bringing long-term practice to sessions and familiarity with many common life challenges.

What credentials and location are listed?

He holds the LCPC credential and practices in Illinois; the listing shows IL LCPC as the credential detail.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client's needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist factors; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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