Elizabeth Pace

I believe that treating root traumas can lead to greater self-awareness. Desensitizing the body's threat response creates the internal safety to respond to situations in a healthier way. 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. 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.

Trauma is stored both in the mind and the body, so I use gentle somatic therapies (GST). These approaches, such as Advanced Integrative Therapy (AIT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS), bring bodily awareness to support lasting healing from chronic stress, trauma, and an overactive nervous system.
I specialize in treating complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) and adult survivors of family dysfunction. I believe that patterns that are arising in present day have their roots in learned behaviors and traumatic events from childhood. My practice focuses on codependency issues, substance abuse, intergenerational trauma, and ancestral trauma.