About

Hi. I’m Liz.

I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate, a National Certified Counselor, and member of the American Counseling Association. Before stepping into clinical work in 2024, I served as a professor at North Carolina State University for 15 years. I earned a Master of Science in 2025 in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, a Master of Arts in Interpersonal Communication in 2004, and I hold a PhD in Interpersonal Communication (2008). My approach draws on over 20 years of teaching, researching, and writing about relationships as an academic, combined with training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Nurture–Play–Structure, Circle of Security Parenting, and mindfulness-based approaches to wellbeing — a foundation that allows me to help individuals and couples discover what they most need to feel safe and connected.

I have called North Carolina home since 2008, and over the years this state has woven itself into who I am. There is something about this place — its people, its landscapes, its pace — that I find myself returning to whenever I need to remember what matters most. Long walks on NC greenway trails have become one of the ways I make space for clarity, in my work and in my life. I have learned to trust what reveals itself when I simply put one foot in front of the other.

I believe therapy can hold warmth, seriousness, and a healthy dose of humor all at once. In session, I keep a steady ear toward not just what is being said, but how: the pause before a hard truth, the shift in the body, the small smile shared between partners. All these moments often bring clarity and alignment — helping you see yourself, or your partner, more clearly. I help clients slow down enough to notice their own patterns, make sense of their story, and move toward the connection and steadiness they desire. Because I believe that trust and attunement are built in the follow-through, not just the big moments.