Lizzy Crowne (she/her)

I am honored to work with clients who have survived emotional, or physical abuse, particularly in childhood. When some of our earliest memories are tarnished by abuse, it makes sense that we struggle as adults; our first impression of the world was that it is unsafe. Unlearning this is HARD work. You are resilient, worthy of the life that you fantasize about, and capable of achieving it.

The way that we relate to others impacts our overall wellness; after all, we are biologically programmed for connection! If you had a strained parental relationship or a difficult childhood, this could have affected your attachments to others as an adult; our attachment styles begin to develop when we're babies. The good news is that our attachment styles are not fixed. They are fluid, and can change and shift throughout our lives.

Sometimes the pain that we experience is so immense, that our bodies and minds cannot let us feel into it. If you've felt "checked out" or far from your own feelings, there is a chance you've experienced dissociation. Ultimately, this is your body's way of protecting you from pain. But there is hope, and you CAN come back home to yourself.

We are all people! And there are as many ways to be an awesome person as there are people in the world. In society, we are often flooded with messages of what we "should" or "shouldn't" do or feel. However, if we're always shoulding ourselves, where is the space for our genuine authenticity? In therapy, I hope to work alongside you to discover and lean into what YOUR goals are, however you define them.

When we experience trauma, our body holds on to the story and "keeps the score". Our body makes associations that our minds may not even recognize at first. Sometimes our body and mind team up to try to protect us from further harm by dissociating. When we're busy with our lives it's easy to miss signals the body is sending to us. Bridging the gap between the mind and body can give us key information on our own experience, and how to heal. The first step is to pay deliberate, mindful attention.

We are all made up of different "parts" (like the part of you that is scared of thunder storms, the part of you that wants to dance in the rain, etc.). These parts are not "good" or "bad", but pieces of who we are. When we've survived trauma, parts play a vital role in protecting us from further harm. While this is sweet, it can also interfere with our ability to maintain relationships and feel safe. IFS works with your parts to establish a cohesive team and let your highest self take the wheel.