Services
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Primary Services
Supportive, client-centered individual treatment to adolescents (16+) and adults. Couples psychotherapy in a safe yet challenging environment.
Anxiety
Treatment for Anxiety, Chronic Worry, and Fears. Focusing on Physical / Feelings, Cognitions / Thoughts, and Behaviors.
Intimacy / Sex Addiction
Intimacy Disorders / Problematic Sexual Behaviors which can harm an individual's relationship, family life, financial and overall emotional life.
Couples Therapy
Learn effective, powerful methods of making real and lasting changes in your relationship through EFT, Gottman Method and Schema Therapy for Couples
Personality Disorders
Narcissism, Borderline and Obsessive Compulsive Personality traits often cause people significant difficulties in interacting with coworkers, spouses, family and friends.
Services
Psychological Services
Liz works with Individuals (both Adults and Adolescent Teens), Couples, and Groups using Schema Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Coaching, Emotionally Focused, Gottman Method, TELE-HEALTH, and Trauma Focused types of therapy.
Liz specializes in treating Addictions, Anxiety, and Narcissistic Personality. Additionally, Liz provides therapy for Mood Disorders and Other Personality Disorders.
Liz has extensive experience treating the following issues:
- Process Addictions (Sex, Spending)
- Alcohol/Drug Use
- Narcissistic Personality
- Narcissistic Abuse
- Painful Divorce
- Trauma and Chronic PTSD
- Family Conflict
- Infidelity
- Marital and Premarital Issues
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Inclusion
All Are Welcome Here
Liz works with clients of all races, genders, and sexual orientations. She welcomes members of all communities, including:
- Gay Allied
- HIV / AIDS Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Non-Binary or Gender Fluid Allied
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Queer Allied
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Transgender Allied
About Liz Lacy
My expertise is in the assessment and treatment of addictive disorders (sex, drugs/alcohol, spending); anxiety disorders, such as chronic worrying, obsessions/ compulsions, trauma, panic, agoraphobia, social anxiety; couples; and personality disorders (Narcissism, Borderline). These may affect your relationships, job, school or your sense of being in the world. I work primarily with adults and adolescents.
Emotional pain can be brought about because of many reasons. Sometimes something has happened in your life recently...too much stress, a new life transition, a loss, a new relationship, prolonged illness and the like. It can also be brought about by unresolved events from the past. Lastly, emotional pain can be brought about by biological reasons...sometimes it's a combination of causes. My assessment sees you as a whole person and we will look at all possiblilities so as to develop the most effective plan possible for you to achieve your life goals.
My Therapy Style
Schema Therapy for the Long-Term
I practice Schema Therapy which is very effective for longer-standing and reoccurring life patterns. Together we learn and practice the skills needed to maintain healthy routines and identify and cope with emotional situations.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Short-Term
I use short-term CBT-based interventions (Exposure, Cognitive Restructuring, Mindfulness, Integrative Behavioral Couples and others) with a comprehensive assessment for shorter-term treatment issues such as phobias or social anxiety.
Safe and Challenging for your Overall Growth
We will work together to establish goals, skills, and boundaries to assess progress and use difficulties as a springboard for change. Throughout this growth, we will maintain a safe environment where honesty and thoughtful self-reflection produces meaningful progression throughout your journey.
Professional Training
& Clinical Supervision
In my practice I have an advanced certification in Schema Therapy, Training and Clinical Supervision. I supervise Masters and PhD level individuals nationally and internationally.
I also train nationally and internationally for small and large groups in the areas of CBT Protocols, Schema Therapy Techniques, Narcissism, Trauma and Sexual Addiction
How can I benefit from Professional Training?
Professional Training makes you an expert in your field, reduces burnout and makes practicing psychotherapy meaningful and interesting again.
What is Clinical Supervision?
Clinical Supervision is a professional method to keeping your practice healthy, effective and more objective. It also allows you to learn new skills one on one.
Do you provide Schema Therapy certification?
I have an advanced certification in Schema Therapy which will allow all supervision and some training hours to credit you toward schema therapy certification. Both basic and advanced levels..
How can CBT help improve my client's results?
CBT protocols are evidence-based. That means they have proven results to help your clients recover from complex anxiety disorders in a short amount of time. It is exciting for clients and clinicians.
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Will Schema Therapy work for adolescent clients?
Schema Therapy is very effective for clients from ages 12-23. Adolescents report that it makes sense to them and helps them heal more thoroughly from underlying emotional pain.