Elizabeth Anne Hardy is a Psychologist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Coping Skills, Divorce, Dual Diagnosis, Family Conflict, Men's Issues, Peer Relationships, and Self Esteem. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
People strive to create meaningful relationships. Many enter psychotherapy because that need isn’t being met, wasn’t met, or because they fear it won’t be met. People feel/behave for reasons often outside awareness. Attempts to master psychological pain determine why people behave consistently, predictably, and sometimes self-destructively. The therapeutic relationship is determined by my ability to provide a safe forum for examining thoughts, feelings, and behaviors by maintaining a nonjudgmental, empathic rapport. Successful treatment integrates cognitive and emotional components of people developing increasing self-awareness. It includes supportive and interpretive interventions, while also leveraging strengths. When needs for meaningful and satisfying connections are complicated by difficulties, people develop troubling symptoms (anger, sadness, fear, avoidance, or inadequacy). The more chronic the disappointment, the more severe symptoms can become. This is especially true when di