Elizabeth "Lizzie" Elleson, PACFA
10 years in practice
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Elleson is a PACFA-qualified counsellor with ten years' experience.
License and registration
- PACFA
- 26497 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
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About Elizabeth
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Elleson is a PACFA-qualified counsellor with ten years' experience. She brings a warm, creative and relational style to sessions. Lizzie focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression and trauma-related problems.
She also supports those struggling with addictions, body image and identity concerns. Her early career was in drug and alcohol services in the public sector. That work revealed links between addiction and early-childhood trauma.
It led her to specialise in trauma-informed approaches and somatic mindfulness practices.
Background and approach
Lizzie has worked in NGOs and at a national centre for complex trauma, supporting people with disability and marginalised backgrounds. In that role she worked with people experiencing severe, long-standing impact from trauma and with neurodivergent clients. She combines practical skills learned there with a person-focused attitude.
In independent practice in Melbourne and Sydney she supports highly sensitive people recovering from complex trauma. She also offers coaching for those managing premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Sessions are collaborative, paced to the individual, and include mindfulness and body-aware work when helpful.
Her approach draws on Jungian ideas about meaning and symbolism alongside attachment-focused work and client-centred listening. Lizzie uses elements of dialectical behaviour therapy and mindfulness to teach coping skills. The aim is to help people feel steadier, build more helpful relationships, and find greater balance in daily life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Elizabeth lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elizabeth names
- Jungian Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Lizzie’s approaches translate to online therapy
Jungian Therapy looks at symbols, dreams and personal meaning to help people understand inner patterns and life themes. It can be useful for people wondering about identity, repeated relationship patterns or the deeper meaning of symptoms. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of connecting and coping. It helps people learn new ways to feel safer in relationships and manage fears of abandonment or emotional distance. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lizzie will collaborate with clients to choose methods that fit their needs, goals and comfort. Therapy plans are reviewed over time and adapted as things change. Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer writing, need quick check-ins, or find messaging easier between sessions.We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What concerns does Lizzie help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma-related issues. Other focuses include addictions, body image, relationship strain and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a warm, creative and relational style that is trauma-informed and client-centred. Sessions often include somatic mindfulness and practical coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Lizzie has around 10 years of experience across public, NGO and personal settings, including work in drug and alcohol services and a national centre for complex trauma.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is credentialled with PACFA and works from Australia, offering practice in Melbourne and Sydney.
Can sessions be held in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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