Elizabeth Vaughan Pace

The way that we think and feel about ourselves has a profound impact on our quality of life and how we work through our problems. I work with clients who are looking for new ways to cope with life, and seek to change the behaviors and thinking patterns that are no longer serving them. I believe that patterns that are arising in present day have their roots in learned behaviors and traumatic events from childhood. I specialize in codependency issues, substance use, abuse, dependence, and recovery. I also have experience in counseling clients with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder. It can be helpful to understand the roots for our current thinking and behavior in brain biology and evolutionary psychology. Dysfunctional systems can also contribute to our distress and compulsive coping strategies. I address change from a person centered theoretical orientation that is designed to affirm that you are the expert in your own life. I was recently EMDR tr