Sometimes life doesn't look like the dream you imagined. I get it.
Most of my life, I struggled with eating disorders. Exhausted by trying to achieve a perfection I thought would make me happy, I decided I’d had enough. I was done with hating my body… or so I thought.
As I started my recovery with food, new anger arose when I was declared infertile. After years of trying to conceive, of grieving a body that refused to do what was “normal”, I became pregnant. Then came a high trauma birth that led to me to saying goodbye to my firstborn.
New levels of grief hit me as I mourned my son. Not sure if I even wanted to try again; disappointment was too real and raw. I couldn’t trust my body. And nobody seemed to know what to say.
When I did finally try, I was met with secondary infertility.
More grief.
I eventually got pregnant again, experiencing all the emotional upheaval of pregnancy after loss. My husband and I experienced every emotion in the book as my first wonderful daughter joined us.
Then another child lost through miscarriage.
Then another wonderful daughter delivered.
My body has imperfections galore, scars and stretchmarks, but I have come to appreciate it in ways my younger self would never have dreamed. Though my story has looked nothing like I thought it would, I have found tremendous healing through therapy.
Now I want to help you find that same healing.
Let’s talk!
Hi, I’m Elisabeth. I also go by Lissy.
My Approach
You might find my approach different. Worried you’ll be talking at a blank, expressionless wall? That’s not me.
My approach is highly relational. My core values are kindness and curiosity. Meaning you won’t be judged, and I deeply care about your therapeutic experience.
Whether we meet in person in my Anacortes Office or virtually online, I mix deep attunement, attachment work, humor, psychoeducation, somatics, mindfulness, and trauma training to customize a therapeutic experience just for you.
My practice is dedicated to supporting individuals across every race, gender, size, and identity—proudly supporting our diverse LGBTQ+ and BIPOC community.
As a cisgender white female therapist, I acknowledge my inherent privilege and my responsibility to consciously embrace others’ perspectives, seeking self-education about the experiences of those without my privileges and amplifying those voices who have been silenced.
As a fat therapist, I’m committed to size inclusivity. I’m fat positive, and passionately fight anti-fat bias. I use a HAES® (Health at Every Size) lens in my work; all bodies are good bodies!
Trained In:
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy)
Depth Psychology
PAT (Primary Attachment Therapy)
Attachment Work with Eating Disorders
Land Acknowledgment
Embodied Refrain Psychotherapy is located on the ancestral homelands of the Samish Indian Nation and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Coast Salish peoples who have lived in relationship with these lands and waters since time immemorial.
We honor the enduring presence, sovereignty, and cultural traditions of the Indigenous peoples of this region, and recognize the deep and ongoing connections between land, water, community, and well-being.
We offer this acknowledgment with gratitude and respect, recognizing that honoring this history calls us to continue learning, listening, and cultivating relationships rooted in humility and care.