Liz Folie has a B.A. in International Relations from The University of Southern California and a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from USC’s Rossier School of Education. She did her post-graduate study at the renowned Maple Counseling Center in Beverly Hills, working in both the adolescent and adult tracks. Liz acted as Program Director and Lead Group Facilitator at an outpatient mental health and substance use facility, overseeing structured group curriculum, interpersonal process groups, and the sober living environment. In her private practice, Liz currently sees adolescents, adults, and couples. Liz has interned with the well-known therapist and author Dr. Dan Siegel, helping him update the third edition of his foundational book on interpersonal neurobiology, The Developing Mind. Liz has also served as a guest lecturer at USC on the neurobiology of addiction and on leading group therapy sessions in a treatment setting.