Clinic Director

Elaine Williams, MA, LCPC serves as the clinic director of Columbia Associates’ Columbia office. Elaine is originally from Liberia and grew up in Columbia, MD. Considering her culturally diverse background she is a natural advocate for people from all walks of life. She believes each person deserves to reach their fullest potential and has dedicated her life through counseling and supporting counselors to reach the marginalized, so they have a voice and are able to be seen, heard, respected, and represented. Elaine’s moto is empowerment through education, self-awareness, growth and inspiration. We are all valuable members of society, sometimes we just need guidance and support with finding our way. If any of this resonates with you, we are here to help!

Elaine received her MA from Hampton University. She spent over a decade in the social work field in the inner cities helping under-privileged children and families obtain goals and resources in hopes of reaching their fullest potential. She also worked as a primary therapist for a national eating disorder facility helping young women gain purpose in their lives and positioning them to become empowered and hopeful about their futures. Prior to her work with Columbia Associates Elaine worked for a national insurance company as a care advocate utilization manager helping clients get access to counseling services for substance use addictions and also for in-patient care.

During her career Elaine has worked with a myriad of diagnosis to include ADHD, Conduct Disorder, Depression and Anxiety Disorders, Eating Disorders, Bipolar Disorders, Personality Disorders, and all types of Psychosis Disorders. Elaine has many years of experience with individual therapy, group therapy, couples therapy and has been a supervisor in the counseling field for over 10 years; 4 of those years as a director. Through her experiences, Elaine is a firm believer, though our disorders are a part of who we are; they do not define us. Everyone is neuro-divergent in their own way. We just have to learn how to express ourselves in a way where we can be well received. We can also embrace one another’s differences so we can live in a world that’s culturally rich and willing to learn from the values and differences we contribute.

You are welcome here at Columbia Associates! We want to get to know you. We want to hear your story, and we want to give you a voice so you can be heard and empowered!