Liz Welton

Liz wears many hats at Maybeck with the aim of supporting the social and emotional experience of students: she provides individual counseling, teaches Freshman Seminar and Ceramics, and oversees many aspects of student life. She brings a commitment to creating student-responsive programming that centers students' needs and voice, making Maybeck the tightly knit community that it is. 

Prior to Maybeck, Liz worked as a Clinical Social Worker with adolescents and young adults in various therapeutic and educational settings. In addition to her role at Maybeck, she supervises other therapists on the path to licensure, who are working in other independent schools.

Liz loves wearing the hat of therapist, group facilitator, mediator, community builder, educator, wilderness guide, mentor, and family support specialist, among others. She is particularly interested in leadership development, wilderness-based rites of passage work and experiential education, and parenting support related to adolescent development. A native North Carolinian, Liz hails from Southern roots, though always felt an uncontainable draw to the west. She lives in Berkeley with her husband, two young kids, and cat. She is happiest when swimming in rivers in the Sierras, doing ceramics, and playing volleyball.