Elizabeth R. Cohen, MSW, LICSW, is a West Virginia licensed, independent, clinical social worker. She received her master’s degree in social work from Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1988. Liz has coordinated the Mental Health and Wellness Division of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at WVU Medicine since 1994. In this outpatient setting, her clinical practice addresses a wide range of issues that affect women and their mental health, including infertility, depression, post-partum mood disorders, pregnancy loss and bereavement, teen pregnancy, intimate partner violence, anxiety disorders, and high-risk pregnancies. Liz is also an instructor at the WVU School of Medicine, lecturing medical students on postpartum mood disorders, bereavement, and how to counsel patients with bad pregnancy outcomes. Administratively, she chairs the OB/GYN Department’s Wellness Committee, is a member of the Clinical Competence Committee, and serves on the School of Medicine Admissions Committee.