Elizabeth "Lizzie" Elleson , PACFA

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Elleson is a clinical psychotherapist with ten years of experience across public, NGO and private sectors, bringing a warm, creative and relational approach to therapeutic work. She combines trauma-informed practice with client-centred care and a gentle emphasis on somatic mindfulness to support greater harmony between body and mind. Early in her career she worked as a drug and alcohol clinician in the public sector, an experience that revealed strong links between addiction and unresolved early-childhood trauma and shaped her ongoing clinical focus.

Curiosity about trauma recovery led her to further training in trauma-informed modalities, including Mindfulness-integrated CBT, Internal Family Systems and Polyvagal Theory, and to work at Australia’s National Centre of Excellence for people living with complex trauma and disability. In that role she supported highly marginalised communities and worked with clients impacted by the wide-ranging behavioural, emotional and psychological effects of complex trauma, including people who identify as neurodivergent.

Lizzie now practices as a clinical psychotherapist in private practice in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, and provides coaching for people managing PMDD. She is a member of PACFA (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia). Her practice is tailored to the individual - particularly highly sensitive people recovering from complex trauma - and those she has worked with often report increased self-acceptance, improved capacity to meet life’s challenges, and more harmonious relationships with themselves and others.

Online therapy with attachment, client-centred and DBT approaches

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Elleson integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) into her online practice. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns shape current emotions and interpersonal dynamics and can be helpful for those managing abandonment, attachment issues and relationship difficulties. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises a collaborative, non-directive stance that supports self-exploration and growth, making it useful for issues like low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. DBT focuses on practical skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can support people dealing with intense emotions, relationship and behavioural challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Elizabeth works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best suit their needs, goals and preferences, and adapts the work as those needs evolve. This ensures therapy is tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, chronic health concerns or geographic constraints, and allow licensed professionals to meet clients where they are while delivering an effective, tailored therapeutic experience.