Elizabeth Brennan

Elizabeth Brennan is a Licensed Master Social Worker with eight years of clinical experience. She draws on a background in public mental health and community work to help people navigate hard moments and build better routines. She aims to offer a steady, creative presence as clients face change, loss, stress, or questions about identity and relationships.

She has worked in direct care, assessment, case management, and therapy settings. Her practice includes support for depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, bipolar disorder, and neurodivergent family needs. Elizabeth also lists experience supporting people with intellectual and developmental differences and related learning challenges.

In sessions she focuses on practical steps people can use between meetings. She combines client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help people notice patterns and try small experiments. EMDR and mindfulness approaches are also part of her toolkit when they fit a person’s goals.

Elizabeth values creativity as part of healing and often invites art, expressive projects, or simple skills practice into work when it feels useful. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s priorities guide the goals and pace.

Outside of clinical work she makes pottery, paints with watercolors, gardens, and cooks. Those interests inform an approach that sees daily life and self-expression as part of recovery and growth.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s goals. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what is said, and helps clarify priorities so sessions feel relevant and respectful.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. It often involves identifying patterns, trying small experiments, and using worksheets or brief exercises between meetings to build new habits.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. It offers concrete skills people can practice when stress is high or relationships feel volatile.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to choose which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and may adjust the plan as work progresses.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm specific session formats before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when helpful, and reduce travel time. It also lets people try skills at home and then discuss how they went in session, which can speed practical learning.