Catherine Elzie

Catherine Elzie is licensed in New Mexico and in Oregon as an Oregon Licensed Clinical Social Worker (OR LCSW L13618). She brings 15 years of experience in mental health care and has 20 years of professional experience in substance abuse treatment.

She emphasizes a collaborative approach to therapy - believing that each person is the expert on their own life. Clients report finding her warm, non-judgmental, and validating. She can be irreverent and uses humor when it feels appropriate.

Catherine practices from a body-positive perspective and follows a Healthy At Every Size (HAES) approach to body size and weight. She is LGBTQ+ affirming and sex positive. Her areas of experience include PTSD and trauma - including childhood and generational trauma - LGBTQ+ concerns, veteran issues with care for combat and non-combat PTSD and culturally competent support for women and LGBTQ+ veterans, as well as depression and bipolar disorder. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics from the University of California, Santa Cruz (2005) and a Master of Social Work from the University of Nevada, Reno (2008). She is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD, and Motivational Interviewing. Catherine practices in Oregon.