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Elizabeth Brennan

Compassionate, creative support for life’s hard moments

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Credentials
LMSW
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Brennan is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing from Michigan. She brings eight years of clinical experience in public mental health settings. Elizabeth focuses on helping people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, and a wide range of life and relationship challenges.

She emphasizes a supportive, patient presence during difficult moments and encourages creative expression as part of healing. She trained in social work and fine art, and completed her master’s degree before practicing across settings that included direct care, assessment, case management, and therapy.

Background and approach

This background informs a practical, hands-on approach that balances talk therapy with concrete strategies. Elizabeth has also spent time volunteering in community arts and development work. In sessions she uses therapies that match each person’s needs, including client-centered work that follows the person’s goals, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking, and trauma-focused tools when past events interfere with daily life.

She guides clients through skills practice, grounding exercises, and step-by-step changes rather than relying on jargon. Her focus areas include mood disorders, stress and burnout, compulsive behaviors and addictions, identity and intimacy concerns, sleep and eating difficulties, and caregiving strain. She also addresses issues such as chronic pain, neurodiversity, adoption and foster care questions, and communication or commitment struggles.

Outside of therapy Elizabeth makes pottery and watercolor paintings. She enjoys cooking, gardening, fermenting, and travel. Those creative interests often inform a collaborative, exploratory therapy style that aims to help people feel more connected to what matters to them.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Elizabeth uses client-centered therapy to follow each person’s priorities. That means sessions begin with listening and clarifying goals, then shaping the work around what matters most to the client. This approach helps when someone needs support sorting through difficult decisions or building emotional safety.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT in practice involves identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and trying new coping behaviors to reduce anxiety, low mood, or problematic habits. For clients affected by past trauma, she brings trauma-focused tools that include grounding and processing techniques to reduce the impact of distressing memories.

Finding the right fit is a joint process. Elizabeth works with each person to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts methods over time, checking in regularly to see what helps and what should change.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Those formats make it easier to connect around work, caregiving, or mobility constraints and allow flexible ways to practice skills between sessions. The variety of formats supports continuity of care even when schedules or circumstances shift.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can Elizabeth address?
She works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, stress and compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting and family-related topics, sleep and eating difficulties, ADHD and bipolar-related issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. She combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-informed methods.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of experience working in public mental health in roles such as direct care, assessment, case management, and therapy, plus volunteer work in community art and development.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an LMSW credential and practices in Michigan. The license number on record is MI LMSW 6801110805.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
8 years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English

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