Education
-Adelphi University - Master of Social Work
-Hofstra University - BA Business Mgt.
Non-Profit Clinic Experience
-Family Counseling Service - Westhampton Beach, N.Y
-Family Service League - Westhampton Beach, N.Y
-Case Manager/Medical Therapist - St. Mary's Hospital for Children, Melville, N.Y
-Program Development/Case Management - Y.M.C.A. of Greater New York, Mastic, N.Y.
Certifications
-Certificate of Advanced Mediator - NYS Unified Courts Certificate
-NYS Office of Mental Retardation-Certificate-PTSD/Child Trauma
-NYS OMH Certificate of Disruptive Disorders
Mental Health License
-NY Ed Dept. Licensed Clinical Social Worker
-R 077073-1 8/31/2025
Memberships
-NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Illness
-NASW- National Association of Social Workers
-MHSW- Mental Health Social Worker
Offering Teletherapy for your busy life!
Associations
-Empowerment Scholarship Fund Board Position 2001- present
-Quogue Library Art Gallery Board Position 2003-present
-Town Of Brookhaven Youth Bureau Project Director 2006-07
-Mastic Moriches Non-Profit Board Board Position 2006-08
-Learning For Life- Boy Scouts Accreditation Award 2007
-Westhampton Advisory Career Mentor Program 2008-2011
-East End Hospice - Grief Camp 2014 - present
Elizabeth Platé Therapy 516.702.3013 elizabethplatetherapy@gmail.com
Mailing address: PO Box 1592, Quogue, NY 11959
Presentations
-Support for Parents who have children with LD, 2006
-Brookhaven Youth Legislative Program, 2006-08
-Loss and Divorce, 2007-23
-Parenting Support Group, 2007-current
-Summer Fun, Jumping for Joy, 2007-08
-Therapeutic Supports for Parents with Special Children '18
-Women’s Empowerment Group, 2008-current
-Living with your Special Needs Sibling 2011
-Grandparents raising Grandchild 2019
-Kids, Death and Sadness 2021
Post Graduate Training
-Harvard University - Couples Therapy
-Ackerman Institute - Family Therapy with Teenagers
-NYS Dispute Resolution - Advanced Mediation
-LIU C.W. Post University - A Structured Treatment for Teenagers
-Fordham University - Sexual Abuse Training Course
-Dr. Lieberman/ Dr. Beyers - Assessing Suicide
-North Shore Child Guidance Center - Maternal Depression
-Columbia University - Working with Groups
-Ackerman Family Institute, Peggy Papp - Family Treatment Process
-Stony Brook University - Autistic Children and Social Skills
-Mental Health Association Suffolk County - Play Therapy
-Adelphi University - Misdiagnosing Human Emotion
-Stony Brook University - Controlling the Dynamic Brain
-National Council for Community Health - Psychosis/Anxiety
-National Council for Community Health - Engagement
-NASW - Understanding Military Culture, Working w/ Families
-NASW - Risk: The Social Worker's Role