Elizabeth's therapeutic approach was profoundly shaped by her work with Seeds for Hope in Kibera, Kenya, where she co-lead the creation of a dramatic presentation to empower girls beyond stereotypes. This experience revealed to her the transformative power of theater within communities and became a turning point in her professional journey.
Before completing her mental health counseling degree, Elizabeth's Master's thesis using the SoulWork Method explored theatre as a therapeutic pathway to self-revelation and healing, with particular emphasis on community witnessing. This foundation continues to inform her practice today.
Elizabeth believes that when words feel limiting or intimidating, creative expression offers alternative pathways to healing. By engaging the full body and multiple creative modalities, clients can bypass cognitive stuck points and form new neural pathways of engagement with themselves and the world.
Today, Elizabeth is a mental health practitioner and a performing artist. Born to an immigrant Jamaican family and raised on Long Island, Elizabeth graduated from the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA; earned a BFA in theatre arts from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, an MFA in Acting from Columbia University, MA in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Colorado-Denver, a North Carolina based Licensed Mental Health Counseling Associate (A21094); and is a founding member of the Progress Theatre Company. Elizabeth is completing her training as a Drama Therapist and is training as an Embodied Teaching Assistant with SoulWork Method.
Elizabeth lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with her family, where she continues to blend her passion for the arts with her commitment to mental health and healing.
As a person who has sojourned through life with many therapists, Elizabeth believes the therapeutic journey is an investment that offers ongoing growth long after the services have ceased.
At Capable Counseling NC, PLLC, we offer several service options to meet your unique needs:
Free Consultation: A complimentary 15-minute consultation is available for prospective clients to discuss their needs and determine if our approach fits. Unfortunately, Insurance is NOT accepted. Clients can pay through a secure online payment system. Important Note: Future clients must live in North Carolina to receive therapy.
...a therapeutic relationship where you can process, discover, practice, and become your dreamed self without always having to find the "right words."
Where unexpressed emotions find form, where metaphor bridges understanding, and where play reconnects you with innate wisdom.
This is the essence of our practice—a space where creativity and clinical expertise merge to support your journey toward wholeness, one creative expression at a time.
Your therapeutic journey begins in a comfortable, confidential telehealth trauma-informed space where experimentation is encouraged and judgment is absent. No artistic experience is necessary—only a willingness to explore. Together, we'll discover which creative modalities resonate with you and provide the most meaningful path toward your goals.
Each session blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques with creative expression, tailored to your unique needs. Your creativity is valued equally to your words—both are essential languages of the human experience.