Dr. Flynn utilizes multiple evidence-based models, including Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy, motivational interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), while emphasizing the empirically-supported relationship factors that under-grid and enhance the psychotherapy process (e.g., empathic accuracy, therapeutic alliance, Multicultural Orientation). Additionally, he places a particular focus on exploring the ways that intersecting systems influence clients’ experiences and challenges. Dr. Flynn aims to foster supportive relationships that help clients develop skills to meet their needs and respond to the diverse stressors of their contexts, including the structural impediments to wellness they face.
Dr. Flynn’s clinical training has afforded him diverse opportunities, working with clients across ages 17 through 101; including college students, unhoused people, US Military Veterans, and LGBTQ+ communities. He has been engaged in supervised clinical practice since 2018 across outpatient psychotherapy, inpatient health psychology, trauma, substance use/medication-assisted treatment, gender-affirming care, and anxiety/depression. Dr. Flynn works clinically with the supervision of Dr. Enrique Gracian (PSY CA #33183) as he completes his final steps toward licensure.
Outside of his work as a therapist, Dr. Flynn’s research, teaching, and consulting focus on physical and mental health disparities, professional ethics, and investigating the nuts-and-bolts of how psychotherapy works, including therapist-level factors that influence treatment outcomes (e.g., Facilitative Interpersonal Skills, Multicultural Orientation). He is a certified Emergency Medical Technician and a mutual aid organizer with ties to Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, and Madison, WI. Dr. Flynn enjoys travel, nature, riding his motorcycle, and spending time/sharing meals with his family (both biological and chosen).
PSB CA #94028374
•Addictive Behavior
•Anger Management
•Anxiety
•Attachment Issues
•Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD)
•Autism Spectrum Disorder (high-functioning)
•Bipolar Disorder
•Borderline Personality Traits
•Borderline Personality Disorder
•Chronic Illness/Pain
•Conflict Resolution
•Dependent Personality Traits
•Depression
•Emotion Regulation
•Executive Functioning
•Gender Dysphoria
•Grief/Loss
•Insomnia
•Interpersonal Dynamics
•LGBTQ+ Affirmative
•Life Transitions
•Minority Stress
•Mood Disorders
•Neurodivergence
•Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)-mild to mod
•Panic Attacks
•Panic Disorder
•Perfectionism
•Phobias
•Polyamory
•Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
•Problem Solving
•Psychosis (mild, high-functioning)
•Racial Stress
•Relationships
•Schizophrenia (mild, high-functioning)
•Self-Esteem
•Sexual Issues
•Skin-picking, trichotillomania
•Social Skills
•Spirituality
•Stress Management
•Substance Abuse (Early/Prolonged Remission)
•Trauma
•Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
•Affirmative Therapy
•Assertive Community Treatment
•Attachment Theory
•Behavioral Activation
•Behavioral Therapy
•Body Positive
•Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
•Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
•Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
•Couples Therapy
•Culturally Sensitive
•Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
•Exposure Therapy with Response Prevention
•Geropsych
•Interpersonal Therapy
•Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT)
•Motivational Interviewing
•Multicultural Therapy
•Narrative Therapy
•Palliative Care
•Positive Psychology
•Primary Care Mental Health Integration
•Prolonged Exposure (PE)
•Sex Positive
•Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
•Substance Abuse Treatment and Relapse Prevention
•Suicide Prevention
•Trauma-Focused CBT
•Unified Protocol
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Madison, Counseling Psychology
EMT-B Certificate, OSF Saint Anthony Healthcare System
B.A., University of Massachusetts Boston, Psychology
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago IL, Predoctoral Intern
Integrated Counseling, Madison WI, Trainee Clinician
Madison VA PTSD Clinical Team, Madison, WI, Extern
Center for Healthy Minds, Madison WI, Clinical Interviewer
UW Hospital Inpatient Health Psychology Consult Service, Madison WI, Advanced Practicum Intern
UW-Madison University Health Services, Madison WI, Foundational Practicum Intern
UW-Madison Counseling Psychology Training Clinic, Madison WI, First Year Experience Clinician
Dr. Flynn's fee per session is $225 for individuals and $300 for couples. For more information about our pricing, check out our FAQs.
Elizabeth is a licensed psychologist who aims to provide a caring, person-centered approach while delivering effective and high quality evidence-based psychotherapy.
Elizabeth has expertise in providing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and often incorporates concepts from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical and Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help treat individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, adjustment to major life changes, and/or general stress. She has specialization in the area of behavioral medicine and is passionate about addressing physical health problems that are closely associated with emotion and behavior (e.g., sleep problems/insomnia, weight management, and smoking). She believes in partnering with her clients for decision-making and incorporates use of motivational interviewing to facilitate behavior change that is client-centered.
Elizabeth has prior experience working in medical settings where she focused on supporting individuals living with chronic illness (e.g., diabetes, chronic pain, heart disease, etc.) or life limiting conditions (e.g., cancer, ALS, Parkinson's) that may impact quality or quantity of life. Elizabeth has additionally worked with individuals at end-of-life and their families and loved ones through the grief journey. Her overarching direction is to help people pursue health and meaning throughout the course of their lives.
She received her doctoral degree (PhD) in clinical psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University with a concentration in behavioral medicine. Her predoctoral internship was completed at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center with an emphasis in behavioral medicine and she additionally completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center in palliative care psychology. She has worked with adults of all ages and various backgrounds. With regard to multicultural awareness, she appreciates the ADDRESSING framework as one method for considering the multifaceted aspects of identity and privilege for herself and her clients. She celebrates diversity and welcomes feedback so that she can better adapt her treatment approach to your individual needs.
Though she can’t help herself from bringing up psychology-related topics everywhere she goes, Elizabeth’s life would not be complete without her passions for music and spending time in nature. She most enjoys watching live performances, playing piano and flute, going on hikes with her family, reading/watching sci-fi, doing crossword puzzles, and snuggling with her dog. Elizabeth provides all care virtually via telehealth.
She is available to provide any and all treatment plans offered at Therapy Lab, and she especially loves these:
She additionally can offer Healing from Prolonged Grief