Hello! My name is Liz.  This was not my given name but a nickname my mother gave me.  She shortened it early on from Elizabeth, I’m sure because at number nine rattling off a list until you got to me, Liz was probably all the air she had left in her before she passed out. 

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I grew up in Denver with nine siblings and yes we were Catholic; very much so until certain events led us away from any formalized religion.  I kept my beliefs though.  I still send up a prayer when I need or feel someone else is in need. I believe in angels, living and in spirit.  I collect rosaries because of their meditative quality when the prayers are recited, plus they are beautiful and have been bought at churches wherever I have traveled.  I also collect and make mala prayer beads, I meditate, do yoga and have been certified to teach yoga; regular, Yin and SUP. 

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We had many pets growing up and I had my own dog, Sport.  Having my own pet, I developed my nurturing side and came to realize I had a compassionate heart.  It was early on that my mom and grandparents made note of the fact that a quality I had was that I was empathic - could understand people at a very deep level and had an uncanny intuition about others. 

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I attended a university in Colorado where my calling was realized.  After being encouraged by a roommate to select from the Human Services program, I knew I was in the right place.  Working with people was in my nature and because people who behaved outside the norm intrigued me, I studied Juvenile Delinquency.  My career of helping people began with my internship at a residential treatment facility for girls who had committed some crimes from running away to murder.  I found my niche.

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My counseling career has not been fluid as it has had breaking parts due to relocating, working to help my husband build a business and raising children (I am a proud mother of four).  The desire to work with people remained a passion and regardless of where I was working it seemed to follow me.  I went back to school; yes, with four children at home, and received my Master’s in Counseling and opened a private practice shortly after graduating. 

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I currently am what people have termed an “empty nester” and am quite settled in my life.  I look back and understand I have collected many experiences. Some of them were traumatic and some very rewarding.  They all have helped to mold and create the person I am.  They have also been quite useful in drawing upon a plethora of information, which I am happy to share.