About Liz
Hi, I'm Liz!
(she, they)
I hold a degree in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, and completed my clinical training at the Community Institute for Psychotherapy (CIP) in San Rafael, CA — where I was trained in Psychodynamic therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples, with opportunities to work with individuals, couples, children, and families.
I also trained at the Liberation Institute, where I focused on supporting LGBTQ+ people and couples — including those where one or both partners are neurodivergent.
Since then, I've continued deepening my couples work through an EFT Externship and Core Skills Training, Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO) — the couples adaptation of Internal Family Systems (IFS) — and Relational Life Therapy (RLT). Each of these has shaped the way I show up with couples: curious about the parts of us that protect, and hopeful about what's possible when those parts feel safe enough to soften.
Before becoming a therapist, I earned a Master's in Teaching with a focus on students with learning differences, ADHD, and ASD. That chapter of my life still informs how I work — especially with neurodivergent couples and families who are trying to understand each other across different nervous systems and communication styles.
My approach is integrative and deeply relational, woven from EFT, IFIO, and RLT — and always oriented toward creating enough safety for the real conversations to happen.
