Elizabeth Scott, M.S., is our Stress Management Guide from our parent company, About.com. To visit her Expert Corner on Calorie Count Plus, click here.

About:

Elizabeth Scott is a life coach, writer, wife, mother, pianist, karate enthusiast and Mensa member who has spent the past eleven years working with a variety of types of people on stress management, personal growth, and emotional, financial and physical health.

Experience:

She has spent several years conducting individual therapy and couples counseling as well as family therapy. She’s facilitated Stress Management workshops with stressed college students. She’s also worked as a smoking cessation counselor and researcher, successfully helping many smokers free themselves of this highly addictive habit through stress management techniques and healthy coping skills, and helping researchers discover which techniques are most effective. She has also written many articles about stress management, health, interpersonal skills and relationship dynamics, and is also working as a Life Coach, which involves teaching stress management as well as time management, prioritizing and goal setting, health maintenance and other life-enhancing habits. On a personal level, being a mother of two has also taught her a great deal about stress management and personal balance.

Education:

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Pscyhology and a Master of Science degree in Counseling with a specialization in Family Therapy, both from San Diego State University. This education has included several undergraduate and graduate-level courses relating to stress management and health maintenance. Considering herself a 'lifetime learner', she has informally continued her education since graduating, reading extensively on stress management and health-related topics for use with clients and in her own life.

From Elizabeth Scott, M.S.:

“We all experience stress in our lives. Unfortunately, unmanaged stress can become overwhelming and strain our relationships, health and love for life. I'm pleased to offer you an alternative to the massive amounts of stress that most people are experiencing today. Here you’ll find a supportive community of people looking to make positive changes in their lives, along with the most accurate information and helpful tools available to enable you to recognize and reduce stress in your life, maintain a healthier body and mental outlook, and really live the life you feel you were meant to live.”