Elizabeth Smith, LPC

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 relationship or intimacy concerns. She also helps with parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and career transitions.

Her sessions are straightforward and practical. She listens first, then helps clients set clear, achievable goals. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside acceptance and emotion-focused ideas to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of coping.

Elizabeth aims to make therapy feel collaborative. People leave sessions with specific skills to handle panic, low mood, or ongoing stress. She pays attention to how past losses, attachment wounds, or caregiver stress affect day-to-day life.

She also has experience supporting people managing ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, dissociation, and challenges after separation or divorce. Other areas she addresses include abandonment issues, communication and control problems, and blended family dynamics.

Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, so people can choose what fits their schedule. Elizabeth focuses on steady progress over time, helping each person build routines and strategies that match their life.

Contemporary approaches for online care

Elizabeth often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is another approach she draws on to help people clarify values and build committed action even when difficult feelings are present. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy techniques, offering empathic listening and support so clients can explore concerns at their own pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elizabeth collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts plans as progress is made. That collaborative process helps people feel involved in decisions about their care.

Online sessions can fit into busy lives. Video calls recreate face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a quick check-in, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to keep regular appointments and practice new skills in everyday situations.