Sage Tree Therapy

Elizabeth Stallone-Lowder MSW, LCSW founded Sage Tree Therapy, LLC, a private therapy practice specializing in perinatal mood disorders (PMAD) and birth & pregnancy trauma, in 2012. She has worked in the field of women’s trauma since 1997. While earning her BSW at the University of Missouri - Columbia she worked as a social worker in settings including an IPV Women's Shelter, Boone County Prosecutor's Office and Law Enforcement. Her MSW, earned in 2004 at Saint Louis University, allowed her to gain experience at the St Louis County Health Department and Planned Parenthood , a trauma therapist for women and girls affected by sexual and domestic violence, and she is DONA Doula trained. Elizabeth has written original curriculum and facilitated therapy support groups on topics related to PTSD, trauma recovery, content related to Dr. Brene Brown's research on vulnerability and shame, sexuality, as well as perinatal mental health and motherhood. Elizabeth is trained in EMDR, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, sex therapy and expressive visual art therapy. She has served as adjunct faculty at the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University and on the Executive Board of the Hyperemesis Education and Research Foundation. Elizabeth resides in St. Louis with her charming husband, brilliant daughter and sweet son. She finds her "sweet spot" by napping often, going to the movies and creating mixed media portraits and collages.