About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and parenting challenges. She also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and career stress.
Her style is warm and straightforward. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what matters most. Sessions focus on practical skills and small steps that fit into busy lives.
How Elizabeth works
Elizabeth draws on several therapy methods to match each person's situation. In sessions she may use cognitive behavioral strategies to spot unhelpful thinking and build new habits. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice values and take meaningful action.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy shows up when relationship patterns and attachment issues are central. Elizabeth has worked with a wide range of concerns over more than a decade. That experience includes attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar mood concerns, compassion fatigue, and complicated grief.
She also supports people dealing with abandonment, codependency, dissociation, blended family stress, and divorce or separation. Practical matters are part of the work. She offers phone sessions, video calls, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
Therapy begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling that follows the therapist's availability. Sessions are provided in English for people located in Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Elizabeth works with
The areas below are the ones Elizabeth selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
How these approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what truly matters to them and take small, values-driven steps even when feelings are painful. This approach can be useful for anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions where direction and meaning matter.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that cause distress and then practicing concrete strategies to change them. CBT is often helpful for stress, sleep problems, mood concerns, and managing difficult symptoms like anger.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) attends to emotional patterns and attachment needs that shape relationships. This work can help when communication problems, intimacy, or long-standing relational cycles are a central concern.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals and preferences with each person and suggest methods that fit their needs. Plans can be adjusted as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to stay connected to care. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit quick updates or between-session support into a busy schedule. Licensed professionals can adapt these formats to focus on skill practice, emotional exploration, or problem-solving depending on what the client needs.
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