Elaine Messarra, LPC

Texas · 26 years in practice

Elaine Messarra is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings 26 years of clinical experience to her work.

License and registration

LPC, Texas: 12798 · expires April 2027
NPI: 1669630232 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 26
Languages: English

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About Elaine

Elaine Messarra is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings 26 years of clinical experience to her work. She offers individual therapy for adults and uses a calm, patient approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. Elaine frames sessions around what each person needs in the moment.

She focuses on listening closely, asking helpful questions, and guiding practical conversations that help people make sense of painful feelings and repeated patterns.

Background and approach

Her style is warm and steady with an emphasis on respect and acceptance. She draws on several approaches to shape sessions, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy to understand emotional bonds, Client-Centered Therapy to honor the person's perspective, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness and narrative work are also used when they fit the client’s goals.

Elaine has worked in independent practice and provided therapy in nursing home and assisted living settings. She also taught and worked as a school counselor for 20 years, and she says she has a special heart for educators and teachers. Faith can be part of sessions when a client wants that.

Elaine offers faith-based and Bible-centered counseling and prayer as an option, while keeping the focus on each person’s needs and choices. Sessions are offered to adults in Texas and conducted in English. She aims to help people feel heard, less burdened, and clearer about steps they can take between sessions.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
Addictions
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Trichotillomania
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Elaine names

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Online support

Approaches that translate to online work

Elaine uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name strong emotions and the ways those emotions affect their relationships and choices. That approach helps when someone wants to understand why certain feelings keep coming up and how to respond to them differently.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the session on the person’s experience and pace, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot patterns of thinking that reinforce anxiety or low mood. Client-Centered work supports a trusting conversation, while CBT provides concrete steps to try between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Elaine will talk with a person about goals, try strategies, and adjust methods based on what helps most. She aims to match methods to each person’s needs, preferences, and pace rather than sticking rigidly to one model.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for real-time conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can fit quick check-ins, and messaging supports brief updates or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to work around work, caregiving, and other commitments while keeping therapy consistent.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Elaine works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, career stress, and coping with life changes among other topics.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses a client-centered, empathic style that emphasizes listening and practical dialogue. Sessions focus on understanding emotions, identifying patterns, and trying steps that fit the person’s life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 26 years of experience as a psychotherapist, including time in independent practice and work in nursing home and assisted living settings, plus 20 years as a teacher and school counselor.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

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