Elizabeth Nelson LCSW

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a foundational approach for many therapies. It influenced many other popular approaches such as dialectial behavioral therapy and acceptance and committment therapy. Many people find the CBT focus on thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to be a great way to address stress and anxiety in their lives.

I have extensive experience working with individuals dealing with addictions. I use a motivational interviewing and harm reduction approach. I also address the impacts of shame and intergenerational substance misuse that often impact clients. No client WANTS to be addicted or misuse substances. I helping clients learn different ways of understanding and interacting with the world so that the disconnection of substances no longer holds the same appeal.

My experience as an individual who identifies as female, has grown up in patriarchial cultures, and has extensive education about feminist theory allows me to be an expert in the use of feminist therapy. Patriarchial structures impact our experience in this world and greater understanding/analysis of that impact helps us be more purposeful in how we choose to interact with or challenge those structures.

My experience as an individual who identifies as female, has grown up in patriarchial cultures, and has extensive education about feminist theory allows me to be an expert in the use of feminist therapy. Patriarchial structures impact our experience in this world and greater understanding/analysis of that impact helps us be more purposeful in how we choose to interact with or challenge those structures.

My experience as an individual who identifies as female, has grown up in patriarchial cultures, and has extensive education about feminist theory allows me to be an expert in the use of feminist therapy. Patriarchial structures impact our experience in this world and greater understanding/analysis of that impact helps us be more purposeful in how we choose to interact with or challenge those structures.

I have extensive experience working with individuals dealing with addictions. I use a motivational interviewing and harm reduction approach. I also address the impacts of shame and intergenerational substance misuse that often impact clients. No client WANTS to be addicted or misuse substances. I helping clients learn different ways of understanding and interacting with the world so that the disconnection of substances no longer holds the same appeal.

I have extensive experience working with individuals dealing with addictions. I use a motivational interviewing and harm reduction approach. I also address the impacts of shame and intergenerational substance misuse that often impact clients. No client WANTS to be addicted or misuse substances. I helping clients learn different ways of understanding and interacting with the world so that the disconnection of substances no longer holds the same appeal.

My experience as an individual who identifies as female, has grown up in patriarchal cultures, and has extensive education about feminist theory allows me to be an expert in the use of feminist therapy. Patriarchal structures impact our experience in this world and greater understanding/analysis of that impact helps us be more purposeful in how we choose to interact with or challenge those structures.

My experience as an individual who identifies as female, has grown up in patriarchal cultures, and has extensive education about feminist theory allows me to be an expert in the use of feminist therapy. Patriarchal structures impact our experience in this world and greater understanding/analysis of that impact helps us be more purposeful in how we choose to interact with or challenge those structures.

Working with individuals dealing with depression requires a thorough understanding of their past and present. Are there experiences or things they have learned about the world that add to their depression? Is there something in the environment that needs to change for someone to function well in it? Depression is often a red flag that something in our environment is causing us distress and and needs to be addressed. Let’s work together to figure out what that something is!

Working with individuals dealing with depression requires a thorough understanding of their past and present. Are there experiences or things they have learned about the world that add to their depression? Is there something in the environment that needs to change for someone to function well in it? Depression is often a red flag that something in our environment is causing us distress and needs to be addressed. Let’s work together to figure out what that something is!

While we all have distressing experiences in our lives, sometimes someone experiences something (or multiple somethings) so distressing that it changes the way their body and brain function. That person’s understanding of the world has changed and they need support in re-establishing a sense of safety as well as integrating their past experiences with who they currently are and want to be in the future. Let’s find a way through your past that allows you to engage fully with your present.

While we all have distressing experiences in our lives, sometimes someone experiences something (or multiple somethings) so distressing that it changes the way their body and brain function. That person’s understanding of the world has changed and they need support in re-establishing a sense of safety as well as integrating their past experiences with who they currently are and want to be in the future. Let’s find a way through your past that allows you to engage fully with your present.