Meet Our Staff
Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) at UC Santa Cruz is a part-centralized, part-decentralized service, with professionally trained master's- and doctoral-level clinicians located in our central counseling office within the Cowell Student Health Center complex, as well as in various locations across campus. Our staff members come from diverse backgrounds and have a special interest in and experience with helping students explore a wide range of issues. We offer a variety of mental health and wellness services to UCSC students and the broader UCSC community.
Please note that while some of us have particular areas of specialization, all of us at CAPS recognize the social pressures and cultural factors that affect different groups in unique ways. We have been trained in aspects of multicultural counseling, including working with LGBTQIA+ students, addressing rape and sexual abuse, and supporting students with disabilities. CAPS staff also engage in ongoing mandatory and voluntary continuing education to further enhance their skills as mental health professionals.
The following is a list of our staff members and their locations. Note that we do not provide drop-in counseling, so if you are interested in finding out about and/or starting services with CAPS, please stop by our central office or call us during business hours at (831) 459-2628. You can also find more information about our services on our Counseling Services, Psychiatry, and Groups & Workshops web pages.
- Pronouns she/her/hers
- Title
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Department
- Counseling & Psychological Services
- Student Health Center
- Phone
- Office Location
- Porter College Academic, D228
- Office Hours Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm
Summary of Expertise
Elizabeth's clinical approach integrates relational/interpersonal therapy, humanistic therapy, and feminist psychology. With 3 years of university counseling experience, she is passionate about supporting emerging adults with identity development concerns by using affirmative language, a person-centered focus, and strength-based interventions. She understands that due to environmental pressures, social location, power/privilege, and systems of oppression, it is essential that care be collaborative and individualized to each student's specific needs.
Biography, Education and Training
Elizabeth's clinical approach integrates relational/interpersonal therapy, humanistic therapy, and feminist psychology. Elizabeth is passionate about supporting emerging adults with identity development concerns by using affirmative language, a person-centered focus, and strength-based interventions. She understands that due to environmental pressures, social location, power/privilege, and systems of oppression, it is essential that care be collaborative and individualized each student's specific needs.
Elizabeth recently completed her doctorate in clinical psychology (PsyD) at the University of San Francisco where she researched the sexual identity development of plurisexual women. She is a White, bisexual/queer, cis-gender woman and she grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Elizabeth's emerging clinical/professional interests include somatic therapies and body healing, spirituality, and complex trauma. In her free time, Elizabeth enjoys being outdoors, crafting, and spending quality time with family/friends.
