Liza Chigos

Liza Chigos is a licensed professional counselor who helps people coping with life changes and related stress. She offers a warm, interactive style and aims to treat each person with respect and sensitivity. Liza works in Minnesota and brings five years of clinical experience to sessions.

She supports people dealing with anxiety, panic, grief, trauma and compassion fatigue. Liza also addresses attachment concerns, communication problems, and issues that arise after natural or human-caused disasters. First responder issues and post-traumatic stress are among the areas she commonly sees.

Liza frames sessions around what the person needs right now. She leans on client-centered methods to follow a person’s lead, motivational interviewing to build readiness for change, and solution-focused ideas to set small, achievable goals. Conversations are tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.

Her background includes licensure in both Minnesota and Virginia as LPC and LPCC, and about five years of practical work with diverse concerns. She avoids stigmatizing labels and aims to work collaboratively. Evening and weekend hours are available when possible.

People who choose Liza can expect straightforward talk about goals and small steps toward them. To start, readers should confirm current session options before booking and use the site's matching process to schedule according to the therapist's availability.

How these approaches guide online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the individual. The therapist reflects back what she hears and helps people clarify their own goals, which can be useful for stress, grief, and life changes.

Motivational Interviewing works by helping people find personal reasons to change. It uses gentle questions to build motivation one step at a time, often helpful for moving past avoidance or when plans feel overwhelming.

Solution-Focused Therapy narrows attention to small, practical steps that can make life feel more manageable. It emphasizes what is already working and builds from those strengths to tackle specific problems like panic attacks or communication issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and is done together. The therapist will discuss needs, goals, and preferences and try approaches that fit the person. That collaboration helps shape session focus and pacing.

Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, enable shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time so work and caregiving responsibilities are easier to manage. Licensed professionals can adapt talk, goal-setting, and homework to whatever format is arranged.