Meet Eliza Howard

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Eliza sees appointments via Telehealth.

Eliza is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with both lived and clinical experience with eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She is passionate and dedicated to equity, accessibility, human rights, fat activism, and body neutrality. Eliza believes that mental health and eating disorder treatment is a collaborative effort, with deep respect for the client's self-knowledge. She typically works with teens and adults to build skills to manage symptoms, navigate life challenges, and find self-compassion and confidence moving forward.

Eliza is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, moving to Denver for her undergraduate degree at University of Denver, working in the mountains for over ten years, and eventually getting her Master of Social Work from Metropolitan State University of Denver. She takes a holistic approach using modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, and Somatic Experiencing. Eliza approaches each client with warmth and compassion, meeting them where they are and working together to find the best approach. Flexibility is important and she is always willing to change or adjust approaches as needed.

Eliza is based out of Grand Junction, Colorado and enjoys spending time with her partner and daughter, reading, meditating, baking, visiting family, and taking walks.

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Committed to cultural competence and social justice, Eliza has completed advanced training in working with under-represented groups, including the LGBTQIA communities.

Please note that Eliza sees all clients virtually (via Telehealth).

cultural resume

  • I identify as queer and am in recovery from both anorexia and binge eating disorder. I was privileged to receive eating disorder treatment although it was very much rooted in anti-fatness.

  • I experience mental illness, including depression and anxiety, and have family members who experience both mental illness and substance use.

  • My privilege includes being white, cisgender, thin, a citizen, able bodied, neurotypical, and educated.

  • I am continually uncovering a background that includes racism, classism, sexism, and other prejudices. I am dedicated to a lifelong practice of unlearning those biases.

  • Tremendous gratitude to The Adaway Group for first introducing our practice to the notion of a cultural resume.