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Elizabeth Earnshaw, MA, LMFT, CGT

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Elizabeth Earnshaw, MA, LMFT, CGT, has been a couples therapist for over 15 years and practices in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her focus is working with overwhelmed, busy couples who are often parents to young children. She has extensive experience working with people experiencing relationship issues, trauma, and challenges related to perinatal mental health. Elizabeth is a Certified Gottman Method Couples Therapist, is trained in Level 2 Relational Life Therapy (RLT), and is a Clinical Fellow with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).

She is also the author of the best selling book, I Want This To Work, An Inclusive Guide to Navigating The Most Difficult Relationship Issues We Face in The Modern Age and her second book, 'Til Stress Do Us Part - How to Heal The #1 Issues In Our Relationships, is available for preorder now (releasing in September 2024). To support people struggling with mental health and relationships, Elizabeth founded a therapy practice, A Better Life Therapy, in 2013, has a popular Instagram account (@lizlistens) where she shares relationship tips, and she often shares her wisdom with news outlets like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and USA Today. She has also partnered with brands like Mazda, Purina, and AT+T to help them better understand the importance of relationships.

In order to help train new couples therapists, Elizabeth is an AAMFT Approved supervisor, provides continuing education opportunities through her practice and with PESI and is the creator of The Couples Therapy Flip Chart — a clinicians tool for couples therapy.

Books by Elizabeth Earnshaw, MA, LMFT, CGT
Recent Posts
The Stress Spillover System
The American Psychological Association (APA) found that Americans have a “battered psyche” from the onslaught of stress that they are facing. This strategy can help.
Clutter, Cortisol, and Mental Load
A cluttered house can cause a spike in the stress hormone cortisol, and this effect is more pronounced in women than men. Why is this so, and what can be done about it?
Is Cell Phone Use Always a Problem in Relationships?

Cell phones can help us stay connected to old friends, people across the world, and our workplaces. But they can also cause us to feel disconnected from the people right in front of us.

Cell phones can help us stay connected to old friends, people across the world, and our workplaces. But they can also cause us to feel disconnected from the people right in front of us.

The Problem With Cellphones

Cellphone use can cause the people around us to feel ignored. Is it always bad, though? Read more to find out.

Cellphone use can cause the people around us to feel ignored. Is it always bad, though? Read more to find out.

'Til Stress Do Us Part

A Personal Perspective: Stress is often to blame for couples' relationship issues.

A Personal Perspective: Stress is often to blame for couples' relationship issues.

When Life Hurts, What Can You Do?

When life gets hard, we often seek a solution. Sometimes, though, the answer is to accept that there isn't one. Rather, we can learn to "sit with" our pain to avoid suffering.

When life gets hard, we often seek a solution. Sometimes, though, the answer is to accept that there isn't one. Rather, we can learn to "sit with" our pain to avoid suffering.

Is Work Hurting Your Relationship?

Our workplaces are one of the biggest threats to our relationships. And no one is talking about it.

Our workplaces are one of the biggest threats to our relationships. And no one is talking about it.

Ledgers, Balances, and Unseen Labor

Whether it’s the mental load or the financial burden, when labor is perceived as unappreciated and perceived as unfair, people start tallying up everything they do.

Whether it’s the mental load or the financial burden, when labor is perceived as unappreciated and perceived as unfair, people start tallying up everything they do.