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Elizabeth B. Sullivan, LCSW-R

Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Certified Psychoanalyst

520 Franklin Avenue, Suite L-21F, Garden City, NY 11530

Phone: 516-712-4919

  Email: elizabeth@sullivanlcsw.com

Website: www.elizabethsullivanlcsw.com

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New York State License #R088235

 

Current

 

Private Practice of Elizabeth B. Sullivan LCSW PLLC. April 2019- present.

 

The Institute for Clinical Social Work. August 2021- present. 

    - PhD Candidate. (degree expected June 2026). G.P.A. 4.0.

    - Dissertation Topic: “The Lived Experience of Catholic Mothers in the Wake of a Unique Betrayal: A                     Psychoanalytic Case Study”

 

Adelphi Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. President. 2024-present.

 

Adelphi Postgraduate Programs in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. Member. Board of Directors. 2024-present.

 

Adelphi Postgraduate Programs in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. Member. Executive Board. 2020-present.

 

 

Previous Education

 

Adelphi University. Derner School of Psychology.

    -Postgraduate Certificate in Adult Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.

 

Adelphi University. Derner School of Psychology. 

    -Postgraduate Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy- One Year Program.

 

Adelphi University M.S.W. (Institute for Trauma Treatment and Training). 

 

University of Memphis. M.S. Biology  

                                         

Georgetown University. B.S. Psychology. 

 

 

Relevant Experience

 

Adelphi Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. Treasurer.

 

Human Rights Clinic Volunteer.

    - Provided clinical assessment and prepared affidavit for trauma survivors seeking asylum

      in the United States.

 

Georgetown University Alumni Admissions Interviewer.

 

Private Practice of Dr. Naomi Bernstein, PsyD (Serenity Psychology). 

    -Provided psychotherapy under supervision to adults, adolescents and couples.

 

Parent Resource Center, Port Washington, NY.

    -Facilitated support groups for parents of middle school and high school students.

 

Private Practice of Lynn A. Polizzi, LCSW. 

    -Provided psychotherapy under supervision to adults, adolescents and couples.

 

MercyFirst, Syosset NY. Internship.

    -Administered complex trauma assessment scales                            

    -Conducted individual therapy sessions using Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with 

        adolescent clients in mandated residential treatment for inappropriate sexual behaviors.  

    -Co-facilitated weekly group of eight clients using Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding                 to Chronic Stress (SPARCS).

    -Collaborated with treatment team of clinical coordinator, case worker, and program manager to assess                 client treatment plans during weekly rounds

 

FEGS Case Management, Hempstead, NY. Internship.

    -Managed needs of nine health home clients.  

    -Co-facilitated a client health and wellness group and a woman’s group. 

 

F.E.E.D., Facilitated Eating Events and Direction- Intensive Outpatient Program. Internship.

    -Co-facilitated group therapy for adolescents with eating disorders. 

    -Prepared case notes for supervising Social Worker

 

Adelphi University School of Social Work, Research Assistantship. Innovative models of supervision.

 

Adelphi University School of Social Work Field Education Committee. Student Representative.

 

Adelphi University School of Social Work, Graduate Assistantship. Adult learner support. 

 

Adelphi University School of Social Work. Speaker at new student orientation.

 

Adelphi University Writing Center. Writing Tutor.

 

University Of Illinois at Chicago Early Childhood Assessment Project. Interviewed and assessed inner-city mothers and children to determine effectiveness of early education programs.    

                     

 

Trainings

 

-CITI Program Training

-Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Certificate in the Fundamentals of Cognitive Behavioral Treatment 

-Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. National Certification

-Skills Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy

-Gottman Seven Principles Program Educator

-Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy

-Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS)

-Safe Talk Certification in Suicide Alertness    

-Mandated Reporter Training

 

Memberships

 

-National Association for Social Work

-American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work

-Adelphi Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

-Psychoanalysis Now

 

Presentations

 

Sullivan, E. B. (Accepted, October 2025). Despite the dark glass, joy emerges. Paper to be presented at the 

    Milman Memorial Conference, Adelphi University, Derner School of Psychology. Garden City, NY.

 

Sullivan, E. B. (May 2023). Therapeutic freedom: When challenging times seep into the consulting room. Paper             presented at the Joint International Conference. Naxos, Greece.

 

Sullivan, E. B. (February 2022). Case Presentation. Paper presented in conjunction with Dr. Jane Tillman’s 

    presentation, Survivors of suicide loss: Psychotherapists and professional communities. Adelphi 

    University, Derner School of Psychology, Postgraduate Seminars. Garden City, NY.

 

Sullivan, E. B. (April 2021). Case Presentation. Paper presented in conjunction with Dr. Dorothy Holmes’ 

    presentation, “I Do Not Have a Racist Bone in my Body”: Psychoanalytic perspectives on what is lost and           not mourned in our cultures persistent racism. Adelphi University, Derner School of Psychology, 

    Postgraduate Seminars. Garden City, NY.

 

Sullivan, E. B. (May 2020). Going on being when there are no words. Paper accepted for the Joint International             Conference. Naxos, Greece. *Conference was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

                                                   

Publications

 

Sullivan, E. B. (In Press, 2026). Free to Mourn and Mourning to be Free: Going-on-Being in Challenging Times.             In M. Flax & J. G. White (Eds.), Going on Being in Challenging Times: Psychoanalytic Reflections. 

             Routledge.