Dr. Elizabeth Markman

Elizabeth is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) and board-certified registered art therapist (ATR-BC) who obtained her PhD in Art Therapy from Adler University, specializing in Art Therapy. She uses a wide variety of expressive art forms in her practice as well as talk therapy. Elizabeth works with a diverse range of clients in both group and individual sessions and offers a safe, non-judgmental environment that supports her clients as they move towards healing & personal growths. Elizabeth has a passion for incorporating the arts into psychotherapy that is rooted in her own experiences as an artist and utilizes an intermodal approach to creative arts therapies that can be defined as pointing to an integrated application of the arts. Elizabeth believes that part of the therapeutic process is to rouse the creative life-force energy. Thus, creativity and therapy overlap. What is creative is frequently therapeutic. What is therapeutic is frequently a creative process. Elizabeth’s background includes a demonstrated history of working in the residential and supportive housing non-profit industry. She is skilled in crisis intervention, clinical supervision, treatment planning, psychological assessment, conflict resolution, and interventions. Populations she has worked with include children struggling in social and/or classroom situations, sexually aggressive youth, youth questioning their gender and/or sexuality, adults living with life changing diagnoses, formerly homeless and marginalized populations, and the severely persistently mentally ill. She is also experienced with the topics of anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, grief, persistent and invasive violence, and self-esteem concerns. Elizabeth is a Doctoral candidate at Adler University working towards her PhD in Art Therapy. Elizabeth is currently accepting new clients for telehealth services. In-home services also offered. Please reach out for more information.