- Attachment-focused
- Client-centred
- Trauma experience
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Elleson is a clinical psychotherapist with PACFA credentials and over ten years' experience. She brings a warm, relational style and a focus on mindfulness to help people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief and life changes. Lizzie writes and talks plainly, and aims to make sessions feel grounded and accessible for worried people looking for steady support.
Her work began in drug and alcohol services in the public sector, where she saw how addiction and early trauma often link. That experience shaped her interest in trauma-informed approaches and led her to roles supporting people with complex trauma and disability at a national centre of excellence. She has worked across public, NGO and private settings in Australia.
Lizzie uses a mix of practical tools and reflective work. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at connection and relationship patterns, client-centred conversations to follow what matters to each person, and mindfulness skills to settle the body and mind. She also integrates elements from Jungian thinking and dialectical behaviour therapy when these fit the person's needs.
She supports people dealing with depression, self-esteem and identity concerns, addictions and compulsive behaviours, body image and eating issues, and the emotional impacts of chronic pain or illness. She also helps those navigating relationship and communication problems, codependency, attachment wounds, dissociation and recovery from domestic violence.
Lizzie is based in Australia and works with people who are exploring their inner life and practical coping strategies. She offers coaching for PMDD alongside psychotherapy and tailors each plan to the person's goals and situation.
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on connection patterns and how early relationships shape responses today; online sessions can use reflective conversation to map these patterns and try new ways of relating. Client-centred therapy puts the person's priorities first and follows their pace, using empathetic listening and open questions to help people find their own solutions. Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and effective communication, which can be taught and practised in sessions and between meetings.Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which approaches or combination of approaches best match their needs, goals and preferences, and adjust the plan over time as progress unfolds.
The practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of appointments into busy schedules and the ability to continue work from different locations when needed. Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Appropriately qualified or registered therapists can adapt exercises, mindfulness practices and skills coaching for remote sessions so people can work on emotion regulation, trauma-related coping and everyday stress management without major disruption to their routine.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist commonly work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and self-esteem issues, as well as addictions, body image and eating concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, creative and relational with a trauma-informed, client-centred focus and an emphasis on somatic mindfulness.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has more than ten years' experience working across the public sector, NGOs and private practice in Australia.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with PACFA and works in Australia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.