Therapist profile
Elizabeth Smith, LPC
Pennsylvania
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Anxiety
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Pennsylvania / PC006945
- NPI1235575952
- Experience13 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationPennsylvania
About
- CBT methods
- ACT practices
- Emotion-focused work
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anger, relationship and family concerns, sleeping problems, parenting strain, and other life changes.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. Conversations focus on what happens day to day and on small, usable changes. She mixes evidence-based methods with a person-focused style to help people name what is hard and try new ways of responding to it.
Sessions often include exploring thoughts and behaviors, practicing strategies to manage strong feelings, and looking at how relationships affect mood. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thinking patterns. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and on emotionally focused ideas to untangle relationship patterns.
Elizabeth pays attention to stress related to caregiving, work, and blended family situations. She also supports people coping with attachment concerns, abandonment issues, ADHD, dissociation, and the effects of trauma. Practical tools for sleep, anger, and coping with grief are part of her work.
Her style is collaborative and direct. She helps people try strategies in between sessions and checks what is or isn't working. To start, readers should confirm current session options before booking and follow the platform's steps to schedule a first appointment.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small, meaningful steps toward those values while also learning to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns and manage intense emotions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify interaction patterns in close relationships and practice new ways of responding to reduce escalation and build connection.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Elizabeth will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in about what helps and adjusts the plan over time so sessions stay practical and relevant.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. For some people, a session without video can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a brief phone check-in fits a lunch break. Talk with her during the matching process about which session style best suits your routine and the challenges you want to address.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger-related concerns does she support?
She supports adults who snap at loved ones, hold building resentment, or feel overwhelmed by others' anger. Anger appears alongside stress, relationship strain, sleep problems, and trauma in her work.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a practical, collaborative style that focuses on everyday actions and small experiments. Sessions mix skill-building with conversations about values and relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with adults on mood, trauma, and relationship issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania and practices with that credential in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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