Hi, I’m Elizabeth Cush

Pause a moment. Take a deep breath. 

This is a moment of arrival. And it’s also a new beginning.

If you’ve found me, you’re realizing that you need help with your anxiety, your stress, and the sense of worry that just won’t go away. 

It takes courage to prioritize your own needs — perhaps for the first time ever — and I want to invite you to pause and honor yourself for taking this step.

I know what it’s like to feel overburdened, overwhelmed, and as if you don’t have anything left to give. I know firsthand the struggle of prioritizing my own needs.

At age fifty I found myself in a graduate school classroom. Let me rephrase that: I didn’t just find myself there, I had rearranged my life to go back to school to become a therapist. 

This was a new chapter of life and I assumed everything would get easier somehow. But, even though my children were nearly grown, I was still struggling to balance it all.

That’s when it hit me: I had spent a lifetime ignoring my own needs and putting other people first. I didn’t know how to be me.

Only when I immersed myself in the art and science of psychology did I realize how much inner work I still had to do. I had to learn how to tend to, and heal, my wounded parts and reconnect with my Self so that I could take care of me.

Through my studies, but even more importantly, through my own return to therapy, I healed childhood traumas and recognized that my old coping mechanisms would only get me so far. I needed to create a new, stronger foundation for myself and begin from the ground up.

I needed to tend to the roots of my own tree so I could continue to grow, thrive, and support the people who mattered most to me – my family, my friends, and now my clients and my broader professional community.

Since graduating and launching my own private practice, I discovered Internal Family Systems—IFS— mindfulness and meditation. These techniques can help you calm your inner critic, be more compassionate with yourself, and give you a break from those constant feelings of stress and overwhelm. I integrate these simple yet profound tools and practices into all my sessions. 

Is it time for you to try therapy or to return to therapy?

If you’re ready to break the cycle of overthinking and stress and learn how to meet the demands of life with a renewed perspective, yes therapy can help. 

If you’re ready to commit to creating a positive relationship with yourself, I can be the therapist who helps you make that happen. Let’s begin with a free 15-minute phone consultation.

Did you know that Elizabeth Cush is also a life coach?

You can find Elizabeth Cush Coaching here!

More About Me

I believe in social justice. I stand against any form of oppression including, but not limited to: ageism, sizeism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, racism, antisemitism, sexism, and ableism. My goal for Progression Counseling is to create a welcoming, safe space where you feel valued, respected and honored.

Degrees and Certifications

• Maryland State Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor — LC7837

• Delaware State Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health—PC-001156

• Master of Arts Counseling Psychology — Towson University 2014

• IFS Level One 2021

• Level I + II Trauma Certificate from the Ferentz Institute — 2018

• Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) — 2016

• Crisis Counselor, Anne Arundel Medical Center — 2007-2017

• Therapist Intern, Mosaic Community Services — 2013-2014

Professional Association Affiliations

• American Counseling Association member since 2012

• Maryland Counseling Association member since 2013

• International Association of Trauma Therapists member since 2016

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland member since 2016