Elizabeth Brennan , LMSW

Elizabeth Brennan is a Licensed Master Social Worker who brings eight years of clinical experience. She practices from Michigan and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and identity concerns, and many issues that affect daily life. Elizabeth uses straightforward, practical conversation to help clients find clearer ways forward.

She began in public mental health and has worked across direct care, assessment, case management, and therapy. That background gives her familiarity with complex needs such as co-occurring conditions, chronic health challenges, and addiction. Her work also includes support for people in the LGBT community and those navigating grief, body image, or identity questions.

In sessions she aims to create steady, respectful space for people to talk through what matters to them. She draws on client-centered methods that prioritize each person’s goals. She also uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to address unhelpful thinking and to build coping skills.

Elizabeth includes skills from dialectical behavior therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing when they fit a client's needs. She often blends approaches - practicing together to reduce distress and strengthen everyday functioning. Her style is patient, collaborative, and focused on real-life changes.

Outside of clinical work she makes pottery and watercolor art, gardens, ferments foods, and enjoys travel. Those creative interests inform her belief that expression and small practices can support healing and growth.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and working at the client's pace. It prioritizes the person's own goals and uses empathy to guide sessions, which helps with relationship and identity concerns and with building trust.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thought patterns and behaviors that keep problems going. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and to develop coping strategies for anxiety, depression, and stress-related difficulties.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers concrete skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. Those skills are useful for intense emotions, self-directed anger, and relationship challenges.

Choosing an approach is a joint process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try techniques, and adjust what they do together. That means sessions can focus on skill building one week and on processing trauma or identity work the next, depending on what the person needs.

Online therapy here is offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a busy day or be used when lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, homework support, and ongoing skills practice. These options give flexibility to match scheduling needs and communication styles, while keeping therapy focused on progress and everyday life.