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Year Joined: 2024
Years of Experience: 4
Education:
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota - 2024
St. Catherine University - 2022
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More About Elizabeth Westphal
Clinical Interests:
I enjoy working with clients across a variety of ages, backgrounds, and presenting concerns. My clinical interests include supporting individuals through anxiety, trauma, emotional regulation challenges, life transitions, and other mental health concerns. I incorporate evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills, and Prolonged Exposure Therapy, while also utilizing creative and experiential interventions such as sand tray therapy. I strive to create a supportive, collaborative, and individualized therapeutic environment that honors each client’s unique strengths, needs, and goals.
Clinical Approach:
My clinical approach is strengths-based, collaborative, and tailored to each client’s unique needs, experiences, and goals. I believe in building on existing strengths, identifying practical solutions, and creating a supportive space where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to make meaningful changes. I incorporate talk therapy and evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Prolonged Exposure Therapy, to help clients develop coping skills, manage emotions, challenge unhelpful thought patterns, and process traumatic experiences. I also utilize creative and experiential interventions, such as sand tray therapy, to encourage self-expression, exploration, and insight. My goal is to meet clients where they are, work collaboratively at their pace, and support them in building resilience and achieving their personal goals.
Hobbies:
Outside of therapy, I enjoy baking homemade treats, especially pies, spending time with my cats, swimming, and getting lost in a good book. I also love farming, caring for bees, and learning new things whenever I can. Whether I’m trying a new recipe, spending time outdoors, or exploring a new interest, I appreciate the simple joys of everyday life and the opportunities to keep growing and learning.