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Elizabeth's clients tell her they especially appreciate how she helps them identify and work out personally authentic solutions and find strategies that foster meaningful, fulfilling relationships. Whenever possible, Elizabeth uses a holistic approach to helping individuals by integrating body, mind and spirit to promote health and well-being. Her own mindfulness practice informs her work, using mindfulness techniques with clients to foster an awareness and a sense of calm in the midst of life's chaos.

 

She encourages individuals to explore their own strengths and develop their own vision for wholeness. With young people, she uses play, art, yoga, games, or whatever other strategies will best engage the individual youth.

 

Special Interests
Mindfulness; Interpersonal Neurobiology; Attachment; Stress Reduction; Self-care; Body-mind integration; Parenting; Transitioning to adulthood; Yoga.

Clients

Adolescents, Young Adults, Adults, and Families

 
Degrees and Certifications
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW); Masters in Social Work (MSW) from the University of California at Berkely; BA in Psychological & Brain Studies from Dartmouth College; trained in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR); trained in Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT), trained in Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS).
 
Professional Affiliations
Georgia Society for Clinical Social Work (GSCSW); National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Elizabeth Wilder Young, LCSW

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