About Theresa
Theresa Bishop is a licensed professional counselor with 10 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, mood challenges, and life transitions. She works in Pennsylvania and uses practical therapy approaches to help people find small, steady changes that add up over time. Theresa writes clearly and keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what matters to each person.
Her roots are in graduate training at Carlow University, where she completed a degree in professional counseling.
How Theresa works
Since then she has worked with people facing addiction, trauma and loss, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety. That decade of practice includes addressing sleep problems, anger, caregiver strain, and issues related to identity and relationships. Theresa’s style blends several approaches based on what a person needs.
She commonly draws on acceptance and commitment techniques, cognitive behavioral methods, dialectical behavior strategies, motivational interviewing, and client-centered listening. Sessions include practical tools, education, and collaborative planning so people can try things between meetings. Expect a therapist who listens, asks clear questions, and helps set manageable steps.
Theresa emphasizes a steady, problem-solving rhythm rather than quick fixes. She partners with people who want to explore actions, practice new skills, and track small wins. For parents and caregivers feeling overwhelmed, or anyone facing grief, addiction, or burnout, Theresa provides direct support and coaching.
She helps people map goals, build coping skills, and work toward better daily routines.
Theresa lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Theresa works with
The areas below are the ones Theresa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How therapy approaches fit with online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without letting them control actions and supports moving toward values-based goals. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying patterns in thoughts and behaviors and trying practical experiments to change unhelpful habits; it is often used for anxiety, panic, mood disorders, and sleep problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches specific skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for anger, mood instability, and relationship struggles.Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. Theresa will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest which strategies to try first. The approach can shift over time based on what is working, and decisions are made together in session.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people work face to face from different places, phone sessions can fit a short break or require less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging offer quick check-ins or a way to share thoughts between appointments. These options make scheduling easier and allow therapy to fit into busy days.
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