Mary-Elizabeth Briscoe, LCMHC, CCTP is a licensed mental health counselor currently on sabbatical from her private psychotherapy practice in northeastern Vermont. After spending a year living on the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland working on her next memoir she is currently splitting her time between Cape Cod, Vermont and Ireland. Mary-Elizabeth has a maters degree in clinical mental health counseling from Lesley University and is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. In addition she has worked as a Lecturer for Springfield College School of Professional and Continuing Studies St. Johnsbury, Vt. Campus. She is a regular contributor to Cape Women Online and Sweatpants and Coffee magazines. Mary-Elizabeth loves riding her motorcycle and spending as much time as possible with her dog Fergus.