ELIZABETH WILDER YOUNG, LCSW
psychotherapist, meditation teacher & co-founder
I work with: individual adults, young adults, couples, mothers, & folks interested in mindfulness & meditation.
My clients deal with: stress, anxiety, and overwhelm; growing in self-awareness & self-compassion; identifying purpose & passion; improving relationships (with partners, friends & family); trauma; attachment wounds; depression; existential angst.
My clients describe me as: warm, approachable, gentle, non-judgmental, wise, occasionally irreverent.
I have deep experience in: mindfulness and compassion-based therapy, emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) for couples, yoga and somatic awareness, trauma treatment, working with attachment wounds, cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Just for fun: I have two little kids who are my greatest joys and my greatest teachers in life. I have seen hundreds of live music shows, and I spent time living in Tanzania years ago and (at least used to) speak Swahili!
LIZ’S PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Formal Education
- MSW from the University of California, Berkeley
- BA in Psychological & Brain Sciences from Dartmouth College
Professional & Life Experience
- Co-founder of The Neighborhood Counseling Center
- Completed EFT Core Skills and Externship through Atlanta Center for EFT
- Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher through the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program
- Completed training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Cognitively-Based Compassion Training, and Mindful Self-Compassion
- Therapist in private practice at Rock Springs
- Intensive Family Intervention Supervisor & team lead at Pathways Transition Programs
- Therapist at Pathways Transition Programs
- Child Welfare Worker at Alameda County Social Services
- Past PTA President for Toomer Elementary School