Elizabeth Donahue-Marucheau, LCSW

As a relationship-focused therapist in practice for over 30 years, my goal is to help you cultivate a life worth celebrating by uncovering your true potential. I strive to be completely and utterly intentional with every individual and couple I work with. I provide the highest quality in my approach to help my clients go beyond merely surviving and move toward thriving. The result is a life worth celebrating! My mission is to assist adults & couples be live a healthier life style by connecting with their passion, authentic self, and their loved ones.

My work is grounded in and guided by the principles of Neuroscience, Steven Porges’ Polyvagal Theory, and Attachment Theory. I taught MSW and CFD graduate students at San Diego State University for the past ten years, which required me to stay informed on cutting-edge research. My practice is intently focused on helping people discover more joy and meaning in their lives through connections with others.

I offer the Safe and Sound Protocol to my clients and those in therapy with other providers.
I work with individual adult and my specialty is Couples Therapy, I am trained in five different couple therapy models:

1. Stan Tatkin's Psycho-biology Model - A Psycho-biological Approach to Couples Therapy® known as PACT, is a fusion of attachment theory, developmental neuroscience, and arousal regulation

2. Ellen Bader's Developmental Model- The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Integrating Attachment, Differentiation, and Neuroscience in Couples Therapy

3. John Gottman's Method, research-based roadmap for helping couples compassionately manage their conflicts, deepen their friendship and intimacy, and share their life purpose and dreams

4. Martha Kauppi’s course in Assessing & Treating Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy, The Institute for Relational Intimacy address sexual issues

5. Richard Schwartz & Toni Herbine-Blank course, Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), which derived from Internal Family Systems Model.