Counsellor profile
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Elleson, PACFA
PACFA counsellor - trauma and relationship support
Continue with ElizabethAbout
- Attachment-based work
- Mindfulness practice
- DBT skills
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Elleson is a PACFA counsellor with ten years' clinical experience in Australia. She works with adults coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, addictions and relationship and family concerns. She also supports people dealing with body image, chronic illness, codependency and compassion fatigue.
Lizzie's approach draws on attachment-based, client-centred and psychodynamic ideas alongside mindfulness and DBT skills. Sessions are practical and relational. She pays attention to how feelings show up in the body and uses simple mindfulness practices to help ground strong reactions.
Her background includes work as a drug and alcohol clinician in the public sector, and later roles supporting people with complex trauma and disability at a national centre. That work shaped her focus on links between early trauma and later addiction, dissociation and difficulty with trust and attachment.
In private practice she helps people who identify as highly sensitive, and provides coaching for those managing PMDD. She draws on experience across public, NGO and private settings to adapt what she offers to the person in front of her.
In sessions Lizzie blends talking therapy with skills training and mindful body awareness. She emphasises clear, practical steps alongside exploring patterns that come from family of origin and attachment histories. People who work with her often focus on reducing reactivity, improving communication and managing painful memories.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns from early relationships and looks at how those patterns affect current connections. Online sessions can be used to identify attachment-driven reactions and practise different ways of relating that feel steadier in day-to-day life.Client-centred therapy prioritises the person's own perspective and pace. In this approach the therapist listens, reflects and follows what matters most to the client, supporting clearer decision-making and emotional processing.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) brings practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and communication. These skills are often taught in short, repeatable exercises that can be practised between sessions to manage strong feelings and reduce reactive behaviour.
Finding the right fit is part of the work. Lizzie will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and help choose which approaches to emphasise. That decision is collaborative and can shift as therapy progresses.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use mindfulness or grounding exercises in familiar surroundings. It also supports practising communication skills between sessions and keeping momentum without long travel times.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with at home?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, addictions and relationship and family concerns, plus related issues such as body image and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is relational and client-centred with attention to the body and mindfulness. She combines talking, skills practice and exploration of attachment patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years' experience across public, NGO and private sectors, including work in drug and alcohol services and a national centre for complex trauma.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds PACFA and practises in Australia, working with adults from her clinical background in Melbourne and Sydney.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options when booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.