Elizabeth "Liz" Gray

Elizabeth "Liz" Gray is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping people through stress, anxiety, eating and body image concerns, and relationship struggles. She brings a calm, down-to-earth presence and centers each session on the client's goals. Liz emphasizes client choice and moves at a pace that feels manageable for the person in front of her.

With ten years of practice, Liz draws from several approaches to match what a client needs in the moment. She commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based techniques, and client-centered work to address symptoms and daily challenges. She also brings experience with trauma, domestic violence, grief, and compassion fatigue.

Liz works with people navigating eating and food-related issues, body image concerns, and related patterns like codependency or control struggles. She also supports those coping with abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, family of origin issues, and separation or divorce. Communication problems and work or career stress are regular topics in her practice.

Her style is approachable and flexible - she lets clients set priorities and helps them build practical skills. Sessions often include talk, skill practice, and planning for small changes that add up over time. Outside of work she enjoys hiking and spending time with her cat and French bulldog.

Liz holds a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker credential, KS LSCSW, and practices in Kansas. She works with people who want a collaborative, goal-focused approach to make steady progress toward clearer routines and healthier relationships.

How her approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without letting them dictate actions, and it focuses on clarifying personal values to guide change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to build practical skills for anxiety, depression, and eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to patterns in close relationships and helps people create different ways of relating when early attachments cause pain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Liz will talk with each person about what feels most helpful and try methods that fit their goals and comfort level. That collaborative process lets them adjust pace, try new skills, and pick what helps most in day-to-day life.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, cut down travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when life is hectic. It can also let people use tools like thought records or behavioral experiments between meetings, so coaching and skill practice continue outside the session.