Hi, I'm Lizzie.
My work is rooted in human connection.
I came to know my own body first in disconnection - through auto-immune disease as a young child. These early years set me on a lifetime quest to better understanding illness and healing from chronic pain as I sought reconnection, which ultimately came from movement, touch therapy, and self-exploration.
The tools and modalities that helped me in some way I ultimately embraced as my work. In my twenties I discovered yoga and craniosacral therapy; in my thirties, Rolfing and Rolf Movement; in my forties, Compassionate Inquiry; and in my fifties, Somatic Experiencing, NARM and Polyvagal theory and practice. All of the work I practice today has played an important part in my own healing.
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Some people come to me with chronic pain or a body-specific question or problem, others in emotional or nervous system overload; and in other cases there is a clear traumatic event which has disrupted the dynamism of life. Whichever pathway speaks to you for beginning our work together, I aim to create a space for you to meet yourself with honesty, authenticity, and with possibility.
My History
Uncertainty and lack of control were cornerstones of my youth, and have been guiding forces behind my lifelong interest finding out what it means to be well. As a teen, running was a way of quelling anxiety and tension, and in my twenties, I found myself in my first yoga class., in a very tight body. While yoga started out as a way of calming a busy mind and easing tight hamstrings, it quickly became a way of life. It was the beginning point of asking the question 'Who am I?', and the first step in understanding my life's work as a teacher and therapist.
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Almost two decades later, in 2013 I had a liver transplant as a result of long-term auto-immune illness. By then, I had become a yoga teacher, Rolfer and craniosacral therapist, all tools that proved invaluable through a complicated recovery process.
During Covid, I met Gabor Maté and found the approach he offered to therapy, called Compassionate Inquiry, a deeper dive into understanding my own trauma, and was a natural progression of my work as a therapist. I subsequently became a practitioner, private mentor, and part of the training support team.
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In 2023 I was diagnosed with cancer and had a colectomy. I am gratefully in disease remission, which is a driving force behind my work and lifestyle.
The interplay between illness and being well are a part of my inner landscape, and people do ask me about my health, as in "How's your health?" The short answer is that I, like you, am in a changing body. Life experiences evolve who, and how we are, and every fork in the road is an opportunity to give ourselves the chance to change, grow, adapt, and become more sensitive...wiser. With wisdom comes a different navigation system, one that most often slows down and is more accepting.
Learning to live with what is present for me has been integral in my own healing, an my work. It is a cornerstone of why I am so passionate about walking alongside people going through their own unique process.
Beyond my work as a teacher and therapist, I am a mother to a neurodivergent teen, a wife, bagel maker, wannabe artist, writer, yogi, nature enthusiast and piano player. I am the child of divorced parents and am an American/British citizen.
Certifications/Degrees
Somatic Experience 3 Year Training (first year completed 2026)
Compassionate Inquiry Certified Personal Mentor
Certified Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner
Compassionate Inquiry Intern 2022-Present
Compassionate Inquiry Year-Long Program and Mentorship with Gabor Maté (2021)
InnerMBA Certification (2020)
IFC Certified Coach (2020)
Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher (2007/2015)
Rolfer® + Rolf Movement® Practitioner (2013/2015)
Craniosacral Therapist (2010)
Ayurveda 4 Year Course (2004)
MA, Communications and Design (1997)