Children's Friend and Family Services
Elizabeth Planje is a highly experienced therapist and founding member at Marigold Therapy & Wellness since June 2014, providing individual, couple, and group therapy in a private practice setting. Concurrently, Elizabeth serves as an Intensive Care Coordinator at Children's Friend and Family Services. Prior roles include Clinical Supervisor and Staff Therapist at South Bay Mental Health Center, Assistant Lab Manager, Research Assistant, and Volunteer Coordinator at Boston University's Group on International Perspectives on Governmental Violence and Peace, and clinical internships at Trinity Boston Counseling Center and Wayside Trauma Intervention Services. Elizabeth holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lesley University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and French Language and Literature from Boston University.
Children's Friend and Family Services
Providing a voice for children… and supporting the families who care for them. Today’s families face a range of powerful issues- from depression to troubled relationships. These issues can have an enormous impact on everyone in the family – adults and children alike – and can have serious consequences in other aspects of their life such as school, work and in the community. In many cases, the best way to find solutions to these issues is through guidance and counseling. Children’s Friend Mental Health services are provided by 100 staff members and reach over 3,000 children and families each year with clinics located in Salem, Lynn, Gloucester and Lawrence. Our services are specifically designed to address concerns of individuals or the family ranging from relationship and behavioral issues to grief, anxiety, trauma, depression and stress. Children’s Friend is dedicated to making sure that our services remain flexible and family friendly. We accept a variety of insurance plans.