WORK WITH DR. ELIZABETH
Group Therapy
When was the last time you talked to someone who didnât need it explained?
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Living with food allergies, whether your own or your child's, is not just a medical experience. It is an emotional one. The hypervigilance, the isolation, the fear that never fully goes away, the grief of what's been lost, the decisions that never feel small enough to stop thinking about.
Most people carry this alone. It isn't that no one cares, it's that almost no one truly gets it. The fear that feels rational to you reads as excessive to everyone else. After a while, you stop trying to explain. Thatâs what group therapy changes. You're with people who already understand. Who donât need the backstory. Who recognize themselves in what youâre describing before youâve finished saying it. It combines the depth of clinical work with the power of shared experience.
The groups below address the psychological themes that come up most consistently in food allergy life: managing anxiety without losing appropriate caution, processing trauma and grief, navigating treatment options and decisions, communicating with partners, schools, and medical providers, and handling the transitions that come at every new stage. Group members have access to an online clinical resource library to support the work we do together.
Parents: Young Children (Under 6)Â
Space available: Meets every other Wednesday at 12pm Pacific
For parents in the early years: managing high vigilance, navigating a world that doesn't always cooperate, and finding your footing in a role nobody prepared you for.
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Parents: School Age (Ages 6â12)
Enrolling, anticipated start date: October 2026.
For parents whose children are moving into a more independent world of school, friendships, activities, and new steps away from your direct supervision.
Middle Schoolers (Grades 6-8)
Offered based on interest, join the list to be notified
For middle schoolers managing food allergies through one of the socially messiest stages of growing up: new schools, new friendships, and the beginning of navigating it more on their own.
Teens (Grades 9-12)
Offered based on interest, join the list to be notified
For teenagers managing their own allergies: the identity questions, the social complexity, and the transition toward owning something that has always felt high-stakes.
Graduating Seniors & College Students
Offered based on interest, join the list to be notified
For young adults stepping into independence with food allergies: college dining halls, new social situations, and the transition to managing without the safety net of home.
Adults With Food Allergies
Offered based on interest, join the list to be notified
For adults managing allergies and other food restrictions: anxiety, relationships, social and decision fatigue, treatment decisions, and thinking about or starting your own family.
DETAILS
Therapeutic Orientation
Fees
Insurance
Licensing & Location
GETTING STARTED
If a group above has space available, reach out and I'll walk you through next steps. If you're interested in a group that isn't yet forming, join the list and I'll follow up as enrollment opens.
