Elizabeth "Liz" Gray

Elizabeth "Liz" Gray is a Kansas LSCSW with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, eating and body image concerns, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, and everyday stressors. Liz also supports those coping with grief, compassion fatigue, career uncertainty, and life changes. Liz begins by asking about a person's goals and current priorities. She uses a mix of approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based methods, Client-Centered work, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Sessions move at the client's pace, and she emphasizes client choice in deciding what to focus on. Her background includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Kansas State University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Kansas. Over the past decade she has worked with people dealing with domestic violence, family of origin issues, adoption and foster care questions, and dissociation. That experience informs practical techniques she brings into sessions. In conversation she covers communication skills, boundaries, codependency, commitment questions, and coping tools. She also addresses eating and food-related issues, body image, and the emotional effects of abandonment. Sessions typically include skill practice and real-world steps between meetings. Outside of work she has a cat and a French bulldog who may appear on video sometimes. She enjoys hiking and says a relaxed weekend in the mountains is ideal. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How her approaches are used in online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and committing to small, value-driven actions. It helps when someone feels adrift or unsure what matters next and offers concrete steps to test out different directions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and choices. It uses practical exercises and homework to change unhelpful patterns and build coping skills for anxiety, depression, and career-related stress. Attachment-Based work addresses patterns that come from close relationships and family of origin issues. It can help people recognize how early connections shape current relationship and commitment concerns. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and try different methods to see what fits. That collaborative process helps shape ongoing sessions rather than locking into a single approach from the start. Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, since none are specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. They can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when days are tight, and let clients choose whether to use video or audio depending on bandwidth and comfort. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises for the online setting so sessions focus on usable skills and steps that carry into everyday life.