My therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, realistic, and empathetic. I have had the privilege of serving children,teens, adults, and families from diverse backgrounds. I specialize in trauma therapy in children and adults and enjoy an experiential approach to healing. I have experience working with domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking survivors. I am trained as a child and adolescent trauma professional, and I am also skilled in assisting in an array of clinical issues including chronic stress and anxiety, trauma, ADHD, depression, mood disorders, various personality disorders, Adoption concerns (Birthparents, Adoptive Parents, and Adoptees), esteem, and self-worth, along with academic and employment challenges. I welcome LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities into my practice. In our sessions, you can expect to see several therapy modalities utilized including Adlerian Play Therapy, Sand Tray Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and narrative therapy.
Our first session is focused on getting a bigger picture of you. We will go over family history, create goals, and talk about what therapy for you will look like. My approach is to meet you where you’re at and work with you to identify the best treatment options to help. This may look like video game therapy for a teenager or art therapy for an adult working through past trauma. While we can engage in talk therapy, know there are more options to help you feel more comfortable in your mental health journey when working with me.
I am empathetic and work with you. I don’t pretend to know more than you or think I’m in a better position than any of my clients that come in. We are all human and need some help from time to time. I take a nonjudgmental approach and strive to make you feel seen, heard, and understood.
I specialize in children, adults, and families. I work with ages 4 to 99 years of age.
Elizabeth is a Registered Play Therapist (RPT) who specializes in using play to help children and adults. This is a great modality to use when working through trauma and hard to talk about topics.
An experiential therapy that uses figures and metaphors to talk about hard things in the sand. When words escape us or it’s hard to talk about, creating a picture of what’s going f on with figures can take the pressure off of the client and places it in the sand.
We utilize walk and talk therapy, video game therapy, Lego, therapy, and Art therapy to work through some of life’s hard challenges as well as learning new skills and tools to help with anxiety and depression.
This is good old fashion talk therapy that challenges negative thought patterns and mindsets.