How Elizabeth works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Brennan is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with eight years of clinical experience. She draws on a background in public mental health and a broad range of care settings to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and anger. Elizabeth focuses on meeting people where they are and building a practical path forward.
She began studying social work and fine art in Michigan, then completed a master's degree in 2017.
Background and approach
Her work history includes direct care, assessment, case management, and therapy, plus volunteer community art projects. That mix gives her a practical, creative perspective on healing. Elizabeth works with many concerns including trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, bipolar disorder, and neurodivergent family support.
She also addresses relationship strain, intimacy-related issues, body image, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and parenting challenges. Anger is one of the issues she commonly helps people manage. In sessions she combines straightforward conversation with actionable tools.
She uses approaches like client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, EMDR, and mindfulness to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Expect a calm, patient presence and time to explore what matters most to you. Elizabeth values creative expression as part of wellbeing.
Outside of therapy she makes pottery, paints in watercolor, gardens, and ferments kombucha and kimchi. Those interests inform a collaborative, curious style in the room.
What Elizabeth works with
Everything Elizabeth lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Elizabeth's practice.
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Elizabeth lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Elizabeth Uses Approaches Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and perspective. It emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping clients steer the work in ways that feel right to them. This approach is often helpful for people who want a supportive space to figure things out.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down difficult problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches clear, practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce worry, improve sleep, and help with anger management.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It includes techniques for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and effective communication, which can be useful for stress, self-harm urges, and chronic emotional dysregulation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elizabeth will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors sessions using one or a mix of approaches so care matches what the person wants to accomplish.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quick check-ins, and messaging works well for ongoing short updates or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, family, and travel schedules while keeping care consistent.
Questions people ask about Elizabeth
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and neurodivergent family support.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is patient and collaborative, combining conversation with practical skills and creative exploration to address daily challenges.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working in public mental health settings including direct care, assessment, case management, and therapy.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the credential LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and she practices in Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.