Dr. Elizabeth A. Mellin

And begin where it hurts, with care, curiosity, and room to breathe. There are seasons when we lose touch with the ground beneath us. When the body feels like a battleground. When even rest feels out of reach. So many of us are moving through the world with nervous systems stretched thin—shaped by trauma, chronic illness, religious harm, the ache of loneliness, and a world that won't let up. You might feel tired all the time. You might be holding pain that has no name, or grieving parts of yourself that never had space to speak. Maybe you’re trying to keep going, but it’s costing you more than you can say. If this is where you find yourself, you’re not alone. You’re not broken. You’re surviving—and your body has been telling the story all along. I’m Liz—a queer therapist, teacher, and witness. I work with women and LGBTQ+ folks who are navigating the quiet and often invisible toll of trauma, chronic illness, and spiritual or relational wounds. Many of my clients come to me carrying pain that touches every part of life: relationships that feel strained, a body that feels like a stranger, a spirit that longs for rest but doesn’t know how to receive it. You don’t have to figure it all out first. You don’t have to feel “ready.” Just willing. Our sessions often begin with breath, stillness, or gentle grounding. We listen together—for the places that ache, the emotions that haven’t had words, the body’s quiet calls for care. Whether it’s grief, anger, fatigue, shame, or longing—we make room for it all, slowly and with compassion. I draw from somatic therapy, attachment-based work, and trauma-informed care. Our work will always move at your pace. I’ll follow your cues, your boundaries, and your nervous system—not a treatment manual. We won’t rush, fix, or perform. We’ll stay curious, compassionate, kind, and present. Over time, you may feel more spacious inside. More connected to your needs. More able to rest. More like yourself. This is for the tender-hearted, the overfunctioners, the ones who’ve always had to keep it together. For those living with invisible pain or carrying stories that were never meant to be held alone. This is for anyone seeking to come home to their body, their voice, their truth. This is not about becoming someone new. It’s about returning to who you’ve always been—beneath the survival, the silence, and the shape-shifting. Welcome to Rooted and Returning Therapy. This is your space to feel, rest, and recover.