Hello and welcome! Thank you for your interest in working with me. I have been providing therapy to individuals, couples, and families since 2007. Educated at Antioch University, Los Angeles, I have worked with children, adolescents, and adults in a range of settings. My specialties include women's issues, specifically Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD/PMD), anxiety/panic attacks, depression, grief & loss, marital/relationship issues, trauma, divorce/separation, and more.
My approach is solution-focused where I focuses on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques with a client-centered approach considering cultural, social, and psychosocial influences. I believe you are the expert in your life and together we can work to improve your functioning using your strengths. I look forward to working with you!
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Commitment Issues, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Multicultural Concerns, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MO LMFT 2023001684
NM LMFT CTB-2022-0305
TX LMFT 204305
DE LMFT FT-0010143
CA LMFT 53776
RI LMFT MFT00282
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Elizabeth was a perfect choice for me. She's easy to talk to, she listens closely and recommends multiple exercises. She pays close attention, I feel, to what I say and the context in which I put it. She has recommended a good book, which has helped me, and ultimately what matters most is that I feel she does care about the person she's giving therapy to. I'm so glad to have Elizabeth to help me and guide me toward emotional healing.
Written on Oct 02, 2023 after therapy with Elizabeth for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue