She received her doctorate degree from the Counseling Psychology program at Auburn University, AL. Dr. Elliott is the lead psychologist for the General Mental Health Psychology Training Committee and co-chairs the Diversity Education Committee for Psychology Training. She is national a Motivational Interviewing/Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MI/MET) consultant for the Veterans Administration. As a part of this role, she helps facilitate three-day MI/MET workshops followed by six-month consultation with smaller cohorts of the individuals trained. She is a member of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). MINT is an international organization of MI trainers and represents 35 countries and 20 different languages.