Private Practice: Elizabeth has maintained her independent private practice in Ballow Chambers for 18 years. Her practice primarily focuses on providing Psychoanalytic Therapy for individual adults. She also provides consultation and supervision for Psychologists and other health and counselling professionals. 

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Teaching: Elizabeth is a Sessional Lecturer in Counselling at the Australian College of Applied Professions (ACAP UC). This year she is an academic teacher of Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, and Grief Counselling units in the Masters of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Between 2010-2025, Elizabeth was a sessional academic at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), providing Clinical Supervision to postgraduate students in the Master of Clinical Psychology Program. She also has previous experience as an Associate Lecturer in the Master of Mental Health (Psychotherapy) program at the University of Queensland, and sessional tutor in the School of Psychology and Counselling at QUT. Elizabeth has also been an organiser and co-facilitator of successful professional development activities, including a Psychoanalytic Supervision Group and various Workshops and Seminars. 

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Other clinical experience: In addition to her private practice experience, Elizabeth has previous clinical experience in a variety of settings, including community mental health services, drug and alcohol services, group programs in private hospitals, and counselling in university student services. ​

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Research: Elizabeth has been involved in various conceptual and empirical research projects with an interest in examining process and outcome in psychotherapy. She undertook a doctoral research project, which is currently on hold, on the role of Freud’s dynamic unconscious in psychoanalytic therapy. Her research articulates ways in which Freud’s original concept of an active system of psychic defense is supported by contemporary understandings of mental processes, and ways in which it remains relevant as a unique factor in psychoanalytic theory and therapy. 

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Affiliations: While she was a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), Elizabeth served in various Office Bearer roles in the APS Psychoanalytically Oriented Psychologists Interest Group (POPIG). Most recently as National Convenor (2019-2023) and she previously held the positions of National Secretary (2018), Co-chair National Conference Committee (Brisbane 2013), QLD State Coordinator (2011-2013), as well as QLD State Secretary (2010).