Our team.
Dr. Elizabeth Wolfson, PhD, LCSW
Dr. Elizabeth Wolfson is a licensed psychotherapist and organizational consultant based in Santa Barbara, California. In addition to her academic degrees and Skylight Certification, her training includes Certification in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and Research from California Institute of Integral Studies, MDMA Therapy Training from Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy from the Ketamine Training Center. Additionally, she is trained and certified in Embodied Leadership and Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy. She previously served as Vice President of Clinical Services for Field Trip Health, an international Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy company. Prior to that, she was faculty and Chair of Antioch University Santa Barbara’s Clinical Psychology Graduate Program where she developed and directed programs in Healthy Aging, Somatic Psychotherapy, and Leadership. She previously taught at Columbia University School of Social Work and assumed leadership roles in mental health service organizations.
Dr. Wolfson has published and presented on Psychedelic-Supportive Psychotherapy, Ketamine-Assisted Therapy, creativity, intimate relationship, psychotherapeutic processes, trauma, gender, creativity, empowerment, and healthy aging. Dr. Wolfson has also been Organizational Consultant to Pacifica Graduate Institute, is co-founder of two non-profit organizations, and served as Vice President of Professional Development on the Board of the NASW, Santa Barbara Chapter and as VP of Special Projects for the Board of Directors of Santa Barbara California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.
As a practitioner, Dr. Wolfson draws from a holistic, person-centered, integrative psychotherapeutic approach to facilitate personal, interpersonal, and professional well-being, life transitions, empowerment, and creativity. Additionally, she provides executive coaching and organizational consultation and facilitates workshops and retreats supporting personal and professional growth, creativity, and self-actualization.