- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Barthol is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with ten years of experience. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and parenting concerns. Her style is respectful and compassionate, aimed at helping people take practical steps toward change.
She supports people navigating LGBT-related matters, trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related issues. Elizabeth also helps with mood conditions such as bipolar disorder, and with challenges like anger, impulsivity, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Her work includes attention to ADHD and related difficulties in daily life. Elizabeth pays attention to adoption and foster care concerns, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and communication and control problems. She addresses complicated situations like divorce, domestic violence, and co-morbid conditions with careful listening and problem-focused planning.
She can also talk through gender dysphoria, HIV/AIDS-related stress, and feelings of guilt or shame. In sessions she adjusts the conversation to match each person’s strengths and needs. That can mean setting short-term goals, practicing new communication habits, or finding coping strategies for intense emotions.
Her approach is practical and grounded; she helps people try things between sessions and review what works. Elizabeth encourages small, manageable steps toward a more balanced life. She aims to empower people so they feel clearer about decisions and more confident in everyday relationships.
What Elizabeth works with
Everything Elizabeth lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Elizabeth helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Practical approaches for online support
Elizabeth uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and clear steps. One common approach is problem-focused work that identifies specific behaviors to change and practices alternatives in sessions. This helps with anxiety, stress, impulsivity, and day-to-day parenting challenges. Another approach centers on emotion regulation and coping skills to manage intense feelings like anger, grief, or mood swings; it teaches concrete strategies to notice triggers and try new responses.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to decide what methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they set practical goals and adjust methods as progress is reviewed over time.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a session needs to fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging can suit brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping care consistent and accessible.
Questions people ask about Elizabeth
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, and low self-esteem. Additional areas include trauma, grief, LGBT-related issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is respectful and compassionate with a practical focus. Sessions emphasize clear steps, skill-building, and applying small changes between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional work experience in counseling and mental health settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Michigan.
Can I work with her if English isn’t my first language?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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