Meet Your Therapist

• I am the wife of a 20-year Army Veteran, a mother, grandmother and a dog mom to Prince Louie.  

• Don't tell the rest of my family that I said it, but I think I fall more in love with Louie daily.  He is just perfect, and he loves me perfectly!  

• I have strong faith, which is my foundation for life! 

• I often hear the phrase, people don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.  

• I hope that you will care that I have quite a few letters behind my name, and I will likely be adding more.  But wait, let me explain...I don't add the letters to brag about them, I add them because while I am a lighthearted, fun person, I take your well-being seriously and I work hard to be good at what I do so that I can provide the best service in a competent manner. 

• I vividly remember one of the darkest seasons in my life.  I was thrust back into single parenthood for the second time in my life following a devastating divorce.  I had one small child and one older child.  I found myself in a deeply depressed state.  Well, that didn't lead me to start LMP, but my first encounter with my then therapist did. 

• It was many years ago, but I can still see my therapist's face.   She didn't look like me at all.  In fact, she was a short, older lady, which in appearance, made her my complete opposite.  More importantly than remembering her physical attributes is the memory of how she made me feel when I went into session.  I was fragile, broken, unable to speak clearly because of a continuous string of audible sobs. She listened intently, nonjudgmentally, created a safe space for me, reassured and affirmed me.  She made a difference and with her assistance, and affirmation of my own strengths, I moved from that dark place back into the light that I once knew.  She helped me find the light on my pathway again.  

I am Elizabeth Parks 

• LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Alabama
• LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker, Georgia
• CCTP - Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
• CDBT - Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapist 

I earned a:

• BSW - Bachelor of Science in Social Work, Troy University
• MSW - Master of Social Work, Troy University