Meet Elizabeth

ELIZABETh Scudder

(KARLINSKI)

Owner, MS, LMFT# 37FI00181000

I am a couples therapist and my approach is direct and compassionate. The issues I commonly work with are:

• Infidelity & betrayal

• Parenting issues

• Family of origin/ attachment trauma issues

• Narcissism and codependency

• Blended family issues

• Navigating separation and divorce

• Financial conflicts

The work we do together will help guide you and your partner through whatever is causing the challenging season of your relationship. I am straightforward about what you are both doing that isn’t working and what needs to change. We will do trauma work that addresses what keeps you from having a deeper and more meaningful connection. You will develop the skills that help you nurture your relationship and maintain safety and connection.

We are all worthy of having fulfilling, intimate relationships. And we are all capable of the healing and change that needs to happen to make that possible.

Specialized Training & Theories of Influence 

Relational Life Therapy: A model for couples therapy that helps partners resolve conflicts, develop personal accountability, improve communication, and foster intimacy in their relationship. 

EMDR basic training completed.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based model, which goes beyond traditional talk therapy to address trauma as well as myriad adverse life experiences to help people move through stuck and painful places.

Systems theory: The perspective that we are a complex arrangement of beliefs, which are heavily influenced by our history, family of origin, relationships, and the world in general.  

Internal family systems: A therapeutic approach that identifies and addresses the complex system of interacting parts within an individual.

Education

MS, Marriage and Family Therapy – Seton Hall UniversityBA, Psychology – George Washington University 

Professional Affiliations

American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) -- Member

NJ Association of Marriage and Family Therapy – IA – Central Chapter President