Elizabeth Y. Skjoldal, PhD

Elizabeth Y. Skjoldal is associate professor of Counseling Psychology. She started at Trinity International University, Florida, in 1994. She earned the Bachelor of Science from Florida Southern College in 1980, the Master of Science in Education in 1982, the Doctor of Philosophy in 1989, both from the University of Miami.

Prior to assuming her position at Trinity, Dr. Skjoldal was the supervising psychologist at the University of Miami Medical Pain and Rehabilitation Center and at the Department of Behavioral Medical Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, California. In this capacity she treated a myriad of behavioral medicine disorders, especially as they relate to adult and childhood trauma. Dr. Skjoldal has lectured at a number of professional societies, including the Southern Pain Society and the American Pain Society and taught seminary courses in both Spanish and English. She has also done consultation work with numerous mission organizations and continues to counsel in private practice.