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Elizabeth Smith, LPC

  • Experience13 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Smith is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania who brings 13 years of clinical experience to her work supporting people facing a wide range of life challenges, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She emphasizes a person-focused approach that attends to each individual's story while drawing on proven therapeutic methods to promote coping, clarity, and gradual change. Her style blends evidence-based interventions with empathic listening to create a collaborative space where clients can explore relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, sleep disruption, anger, self-esteem, and career-related stress.

Smith also addresses complex presentations such as bipolar mood concerns, attachment and abandonment issues, autism-related challenges, caregiver stress, and dissociation, tailoring strategies to each situation. Clients can expect interventions that foster emotional regulation, improved communication, and more effective coping with life transitions and losses.

With experience in helping people manage family and relationship stress, blended family dynamics, and difficult separations, she aims to help clients build resilience and practical skills for daily life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and build actions that align with those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and sleep disruption. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) strengthens emotional bonds and improves communication in close relationships by helping people recognize and reshape interaction patterns that cause distress.

Finding the right approach is often a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with clients to explore goals, preferences, and how different methods feel in practice, adjusting strategies over time to match what is most effective for each person.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for scheduling around work and family demands. These remote formats make it easier to access ongoing support, try different interventions, and maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are not possible.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Elizabeth Smith works with a broad set of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, ADHD, relationship and family issues, sleep problems, anger, and self-esteem challenges.
What kind of therapeutic approach can I expect?
Their style mixes client-centered empathy with evidence-based practices such as CBT, ACT, and EFT to help clients develop coping skills, clarify values, and improve emotional connection.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has 13 years of experience working with people on mood disorders, trauma-related issues, grief, and a variety of interpersonal and life transition challenges.
Where is the therapist licensed and practicing?
Elizabeth Smith is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with licence number PA LPC PC006945.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered for online work?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy with this clinician?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityJealousyMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

What Elizabeth can help with

Elizabeth Smith works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, and depression.

Elizabeth works with individuals in Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth works with depression, anxiety, and trauma.

How Elizabeth approaches therapy

Elizabeth's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Experience and training

Elizabeth is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Pennsylvania, with 13 years of clinical experience.