Elizabeth Byrnes, LMHC
Therapist, Columbus Park
I work with adolescents, adults, and families navigating eating disorders, anxiety, and complex co-occurring conditions. My approach is active, structured, and grounded in evidence based care, with a strong focus on helping both individuals and parents create meaningful, lasting change.
Specialties: Eating disorders, body image, OCD, trauma, parent coaching
Personal Pronouns: She/Her
How I work
✓ I use structured, evidence-based treatment including FBT, CBT, DBT, and exposure work
✓ I actively target anxiety and OCD through exposure and behavioral change
✓ I work directly with co-occurring conditions that impact progress
✓ I coach parents to step in with clarity, confidence, and consistency
✓ I balance validation with a direct, accountable approach to change
✓ I bring a high level of clinical expertise and leadership to each case
We’re a good fit if…
✓ You’re looking for structured, evidence based treatment with clear direction
✓ You feel stuck in patterns that haven’t shifted with insight alone
✓ You’re ready for an active, change-focused approach
✓ You want a highly experienced clinician who can navigate more complex presentations
✓ You or your child are struggling with an eating disorder alongside anxiety or OCD
About me
After many years in the field, I’ve had the opportunity to treat a wide range of psychiatric conditions in settings spanning private outpatient facilities to large hospitals. I’ve been trained and mentored by major leaders in the field of behavioral health (Dr. Milton Brown and Lucene Wisniewski among others) giving me advanced skills and confidence to treat the full scope of psychiatric concerns in individuals across the life span. My passions lie in the area of eating disorders and common co-morbidities including a range of anxiety conditions (OCD is a special interest of mine), depressive disorders, borderline personality disorder, and trauma. At Columbus Park, I lead our parent coaching practice and have trained a number of my colleagues in both Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Kazdin Method techniques for maximizing parental capabilities and empowerment. As a Primary Therapist and also the Associate Clinical Director of Columbus Park I have a dual role as an active therapist and a clinical lead in the area of program development and clinician supervision and training.
I’m committed to delivering treatment grounded in science and backed by research. My evidence-based repertory includes Family-Based Treatment for childhood/adolescent eating disorders, Enhanced CBT transdiagnostic model for eating disorders, Dialectical Behavior Therapy for both adults and adolescents, Prolonged Exposure DBT, CBT for OCD and Generalized Anxiety, CBT for ARFID, DBT Solution for Emotional Eating, Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM) for Severe Anorexia and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Among the formal training programs I’m most proud of completing include Advanced DBT through Behavioral Tech, DBT-Prolonged Exposure protocol with Dr. Melanie Harned, and Basic and Advanced Parent Management Training through the PMT Institute.
College: Lesley University, BA, Art Therapy
Graduate: Brooklyn College, MHC
Licensing: LMHC in NY and LPC in CA