Lizzie Wilson, MA

Lizzie Wilson is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Clinical Psychology program at UNC Chapel Hill who is completing a clinical externship at Silber for the 2024-2025 academic year. Lizzie grew up in Charlotte, NC, and attended college at UNC Chapel Hill, majoring in psychology and biology with a minor in chemistry. After graduating, Lizzie worked as a researcher at UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine, studying how the menstrual cycle and associated hormones impact female teens’ stress responses, mood symptoms, and suicidal thoughts/behaviors. Currently, at UNC, she is conducting research on circadian and infradian rhythms, stress reactivity, interpersonal stressors, emotion-related impulsivity, psychosocial and biological development, and psychometrics. Additionally, she works on projects related to the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based assessments for youth mood disorders. Clinically, Lizzie has received training in evidence-based assessment and evidence-based treatment, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Exposure Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She has worked at a community mental health clinic at UNC, working with a variety of clients and their parents, focusing on presenting problems including Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Specific Phobias, OCD, and Behavioral Disorders. Lizzie is passionate about community outreach and improving the accessibility of services for families. At Silber, Lizzie aspires to foster a safe, inclusive space for her clients to explore their personally meaningful goals that could be in service of a fulfilling life.