Elizabeth Rende-Bakshi(She/Her/Hers)

Elizabeth is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in Franklin Lakes, NJ who works with individuals across the lifespan, with a focus on men and women going through life transitions. Many of her clients have found great success in their careers or academically, but struggle to feel connected in their relationships or at peace in their daily lives. Elizabeth is sensitive to clients facing big life changes - like becoming new parents, a job loss, or a breakup - when life starts to feel overwhelming, and symptoms of anxiety, depression, and second-guessing can appear.

Elizabeth's approach is rooted across several different modalities, focusing on helping clients understand how their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interwoven so that they can begin to make targeted changes. She works to help clients process how their thoughts and feelings impact their behavior, and shift their perspectives to feel less overwhelmed and more grounded or calm in their day-to-day lives.

Elizabeth is focused on ensuring that her clients see progress, feel seen, and feel heard. Her style is warm and non-judgmental, and she strives to be both a sounding board and a safe space for individuals to talk through everything on their minds. A trauma-informed therapist, Elizabeth is sensitive to the influence of past experiences on present challenges. She works closely with clients to reframe the narrative of their lives in a way that increases self-confidence and compassion.

Elizabeth's priority in starting with a new client is making sure that they feel comfortable with whatever it is that they would like to discuss and process through. As a seasoned telehealth provider licensed in both New York and New Jersey, she offers the convenience of remote sessions to help make therapy a component that is easy to fit into the calendar.