- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 13 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and parenting challenges. Her approach suits people looking for practical tools and steady support during difficult times.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where a person can talk through what feels most urgent. Elizabeth listens for patterns that cause pain and helps clients try small changes that add up.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on real-life problems like sleep trouble, work stress, relationship tension, or anger that gets in the way. Her work blends straightforward, evidence-based methods with a warm, client-centered stance. That means she draws from approaches such as cognitive behavioral strategies and acceptance-based techniques while following the client's pace and priorities.
The therapist also uses emotionally-focused ideas for relationship and intimacy concerns when those come up. Elizabeth pays attention to how attachment, past abandonment, or caregiver stress affect daily life. She also supports people coping with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, dissociation, and the stress of major life changes.
Parents can bring worries about blended families, communication problems, or balancing caregiving duties. Clients can expect collaboration about goals and homework that fits their schedule. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Elizabeth aims to help people build resilience, clearer communication, and better coping over time.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elizabeth lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and still move toward what matters. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and parenting stress when values and action are priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to change them; it often helps with sleep problems, worry, and mood shifts. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so people feel understood and can find their own solutions.Figuring out which approach will help most is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most manageable. Together they try approaches and adjust the plan based on what helps in real life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions are suited to deeper conversations and visual rapport. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat or text messaging can fit short updates, reflection between sessions, or when scheduling makes real-time meetings hard. These formats make therapy easier to fit around work, childcare, and busy days.
Questions people ask about Elizabeth
What concerns does Elizabeth commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and career stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental. She blends client-centered listening with practical techniques to help people make small changes that feel doable.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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