Liz Bolton, MA, LAC
Licensed Associate Counselor
Liz Bolton, MA, LAC, is a compassionate and client-centered mental health clinician with extensive experience providing counseling services to individuals, couples, and families across a variety of outpatient and community-based settings. She earned her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Monmouth University, where she graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was awarded the Monmouth University Graduate Fellowship.
Liz has worked with adolescents and adults experiencing a wide range of mental health and substance use concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar disorder, stress management, anger management, relationship challenges, substance abuse, women’s issues, and LGBTQIA+ related concerns. She utilizes evidence-based and person-centered therapeutic approaches to help clients build insight, strengthen coping skills, and create meaningful, lasting change in their lives.
Throughout her professional career, Liz has provided individual, group, couples, and family counseling services in outpatient mental health and substance use treatment settings. Her clinical experience includes conducting intake assessments, treatment planning, discharge summaries, crisis support, case management, referrals to community resources, and maintaining comprehensive clinical documentation. She has also facilitated anger management groups, completed court-ordered substance abuse evaluations, and conducted custody evaluations for family court matters.
Liz’s background includes experience working with both mental health and co-occurring substance use populations in outpatient counseling centers, day treatment programs, inpatient substance use treatment facilities, and adolescent-focused therapeutic settings. Her therapeutic style emphasizes empathy, collaboration, and empowerment while tailoring treatment to each client’s individual needs and goals.
In addition to her clinical work, Liz is also a small business owner and creative entrepreneur, having successfully operated an independent online yarn business for over a decade. This experience has strengthened her skills in communication, organization, problem-solving, and relationship-building. She has also previously worked as a certified birth doula, supporting women and families through pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum transitions with education, advocacy, and emotional support.
Known for her warm, supportive, and affirming approach, Liz is passionate about helping clients navigate life’s challenges while fostering resilience, self-understanding, and emotional wellness. She is committed to creating a safe and inclusive therapeutic environment where clients feel heard, respected, and empowered throughout their healing journey.