- Attachment-based work
- Mindfulness and somatic
- DBT skills
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Elleson is a PACFA clinical psychotherapist with 10 years' experience working across public, NGO and private sectors in Australia. She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions and a broad range of relationship and identity concerns. Lizzie also addresses family of origin issues and the ways early family roles continue to shape adult life.
She began her career as a drug and alcohol clinician in the public sector, which led her to study trauma-related approaches. That early work shaped how she links addictive behaviour with unresolved childhood suffering. Over time she developed specialist interest in complex trauma and worked with people experiencing disability and marginalisation.
In private practice in Melbourne and Sydney she supports people who identify as highly sensitive and those managing complex trauma. Her work includes helping people with body image, attachment difficulties, codependency and dissociation, and she also provides coaching for people managing PMDD.
Her clinical style is interactive and client-centred, and she integrates mindfulness and somatic focus into sessions. She draws on approaches such as attachment-based methods, dialectical behaviour therapy techniques and Jungian ideas when they suit a person's needs.
Sessions aim to address patterns rooted in early relationships and to build clearer communication and emotional regulation. Practical skills, reflective work and attention to body experience are commonly part of the process. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and then schedule a first session to discuss goals and preferences.
Lizzie practises as a PACFA clinician in Australia and conducts work in English. The monthly subscription model for sessions can be cancelled at any time; confirm current session options before booking.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns formed in early relationships and helps people notice how those patterns affect current connections and emotional responses. It often involves talking about repeated interactions and building different ways of relating that feel safer and more reliable.Client-centred therapy prioritises the person's experience and pace. The therapist reflects what is said, helps clarify values and supports people to make their own decisions about changes they want to try.
Dialectical behaviour therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and clearer communication. These skills are useful for managing overwhelming feelings, relationship conflict and patterns like avoidance or impulsive behaviour.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best, adjusting techniques as goals and preferences become clearer. This means practical steps, skills practice and reflective conversation are balanced to suit the person's needs.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online approaches can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow for shorter check-ins when needed and reduce travel time. If a person prefers skill-focused work, sessions can include DBT exercises and mindfulness practices that translate to everyday routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions and relationship and identity concerns, including family of origin issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is interactive and client-centred, with a trauma-informed focus and attention to somatic mindfulness.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years' experience across public, NGO and private sectors, including drug and alcohol services and work with complex trauma.
What credential and location apply?
She holds PACFA credentialing and practises in Australia, with services listed for Melbourne and Sydney in her profile.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a monthly subscription that can be cancelled at any time and cost varies with location.
How do I get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to discuss goals and practical arrangements.
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