Elizabeth Smith, Therapist, PA

Licensed

Online Counseling

(64 reviews)

MA, NCC, LPC Elizabeth Smith

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

Mental health conditions are real, common and treatable.

And recovery is possible.

Elizabeth Smith is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

More about me

Licensing: MA, NCC, LPC Years in Practice: 13 State: Pennsylvania

My name is Elizabeth “Liz” Smith. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania, and a National Certified Counselor. I completed my master's degree in professional counseling at Waynesburg University in 2010 as a nontraditional student.

I have primarily worked with those who have struggled with depression, anxiety, career issues, mood dysregulation, relationship and couple problems, and other life challenges presented by any type of life being disordered. I have worked with many families and children on the autism spectrum and have been told that my insight is helpful. I have obtained Specialized Family Therapy Certification and training to provide Co-Parenting, Trans-Parenting, and Re-unification services. Finally, I have also studied and provided grief and loss approaches in counseling.

As a therapist, I walk alongside and focus on each person’s specific identified needs and I adjust my style accordingly. In addition to trauma evidence-based approaches, I tend to draw from client centered, solution focused, strength based and motivational approaches. Many of my clients have reported experiencing increased positive self-image, freedom from emotions tied to traumatic memories, and improved constructive communication and coping skills.

I am down to earth and approachable. My goal is to help you feel comfortable, and without judgement, accepted and understood. I will check and respond to messages at least twice daily, six days a week. I will offer live chat, phone sessions and occasional video sessions weekly, mostly between the hours of 8 AM and 6 PM on identified days of the week.

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Parenting issues Depression Relationship issues Family conflicts Intimacy-related issues Sleeping disorders Anger management Self esteem Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

When you tap CHAT NOW a new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation.

Please note: It can take up to 24-48 hours to be matched to a therapist.

Reviews for Elizabeth Smith

Overall Rating

Rate Elizabeth How was your experience?

Overall

I am grateful for Elizabeth's support. She helps me find my way out of anxiety attacks and clarify my life priorities.

I have found Liz to a great objective person to share my thoughts and concerns with. Listens well and gives good advise and insight. She has helped me through an end to a 14 year relationship.

Liz provides such a comfortable space for me to fully and honestly express my thoughts.

Liz is wonderful! In a very short amount of time she has offered tremendous help. She listens and asks the types of questions that help me see things as they really are. I highly recommend her.

I just wanted to take a moment to write a glowing review for my therapist, Elizabeth. She has been an absolute rock for me during my therapy journey. Elizabeth creates a safe and nonjudgmental space where I feel comfortable opening up and sharing my thoughts and feelings. Her guidance and support have been invaluable to me, and I truly appreciate her expertise and professionalism. I highly recommend Elizabeth to anyone seeking a compassionate and skilled therapist. Thank you, Elizabeth, for all that you do!

Elizabeth or as I call her “Liz” is a wonderful therapist. She listens to me and allows me to speak freely. Which I’m sure isn’t always easy because sometimes I ramble and repeat myself. However, it’s more than just that. She tells me the stuff that might be hard to hear, but delivers it in a polite way as to not trigger me. She’s extremely helpful and has helped me overcome my own personal problems with myself and also in my life.

Elizabeth has radically impacted my life in just a few sessions. She was able to identify root issues regarding a cycle of behavior I've been in for my entire life -- a pattern I've asked the Lord to reveal the answer to for the last 15 years. Elizabeth was able to help me recognize how to move forward, leading to an honest emotional, and spiritual breakthrough. She offered hope, Scripture principles, practical resources, and suggestions for action steps that made a tremendous difference. I will be forever grateful for the timing and gift of working with Elizabeth.

Liz has helped me see me see my situation as a donor conceived person from a different perspective. She validated my feelings, and helped me toward working through them. Liz has given me insight to my spouses reactions, and has helped me in solving conflict effectively. I definitely recommend her.

Liz listens to me with compassion and empathy while keeping a strong focus on my main concerns and offering sage worksheets, advice, and messages/language/words that allows me to see a different perspective. I really look forward to our sessions.

Liz is a wonderful listener! She asks me to dig deeper into my own feelings and guides me through them to find meaning and purpose. She is always accommodating and supportive. I’m so grateful that I was matched with her….I’m making progress on my goals.

I think Elizabeth is very supportive and helpful. She helps me to get insight into my thinking which helps me change my thinking

Elizabeth has been caring and compassionate in our sessions. I feel comfortable talking about anything with her without fear of judgement and feel better when I leave our sessions

Elizabeth is an excellent listener. She takes care in every response she has and helps me think out difficult problems.

Best therapist I’ve ever had!

She listens and offers good advice

She’s been great sofar

We have only had one session so far but she is easy to talk to and so far I have a great impression. I’m looking forward to continuing to work with her.

She is great. She’s open and listens to everything I have to say and more. I struggle with a lot and she has helped me with everything so far

Liz is helping me put things into a different perspective. Loosing the weight of things I can't control. It is helpful !

I think she is really personable & warm and very easy to talk to.

Very good

Elizabeth is kind, caring, looks out for my best interest and REALLY listens. I look forward to every session weekly. I trust her with my life concerns and I feel like I can really trust her to help me problem solve. I can't praise her enough. I highly recommend her ☺

Elizabeth you are fantastic at what you do!

I have been making great progress through family life changes with Elizabeth

Liz was very helpful. She has a calming manner about her. She was empathic. She provided me with knowledge of resources I was not previously aware of. She also continued to check in with me after I no longer needed her help, which I appreciate very much.

Liz is simply the best. She’s patient, understanding and has a great sense of humor! She always knows exactly what to say and has a wonderful approach/perspective. I’ve been seeing her for about two months now and I’m so thankful to have found her.

Elizabeth has really helped me with what I’m going through. She answers quickly and has good advice for me.

Liz is an empathetic listener, who offers sound advice. She has given me several resources to utilize to understand myself better. I would highly recommend her to anyone who is willing to put in the work to feel better!

Our time together got me started on a better path. Couldn't have done it without her.

I’ve been working with Liz for just over 6 months on general anxiety. Liz has been amazing and helped me to learn tools to cope with my anxiety and strategies to better go about my day to day life. I would highly recommend her to anyone!

I’ve greatly enjoyed talking to Elizabeth. She has really helped me to sort through a difficult break up, attachment issues, what I want out of a future romantic relationship. She has helped me to achieve a better view of myself.

Liz is the best !

Liz has been a great help to me over the last couple of months, she is a great listener and offers practical advice that I can act upon. She also has a great sense of humor which lightens the mood. I would definitely recommend Liz!

Having Liz is my life has been a great support system and I feel safer knowing I have her to help me.

She has been very insightful and helpful.

I feel comfortable with Elizabeth. She really listens and I feel confident in my therapy sessions with her

Elizabeth is timely in responding, checks in, & leaves me with helpful follow-up resources after each session. Her demeanor is receptive.

Everything is good. Thanks

Liz is very comforting and also direct and straight to the point of concern. I have only been with her less than a month and have a very confident feeling that she will help guide me to my goals, which is what I want. I want results and I believe she will provide tools for me to get there.

I’ve only just started therapy with Elizabeth but she seems very genuine and professional and supportive to the goals I have been able to communicate. I have not been able to get my Story completely told to her as again we are only two sessions in. At this point I’m just happy to have someone of faith and who is attuned to my wife’s point of view being a woman to communicate the issues going on in my life and my marriage to try to come up with some type of plan to better mental health and in that gaining insight and healing in all areas of my life and past. I’m hoping that with her help I can experience a better future with my family by being a better me! Great experience so far and I’m looking forward to my next discussion with her.

I have been working with Elizabeth for a few months in therapy and at first I was skeptical about the process of matching with a counselor online. My initial reservations were quickly dismissed as we’ve built a string rapport and I’ve made more progress in focusing and accomplishing therapeutic goals than any with past therapists . I look forward to navigating a major life transition and a new path with Elizabeth”s support.

Liz is great. She is non judgmental, very caring, and kind. She has always been there for me and I appreciate the fact that I can message her anytime and always gets back to me. I had a very difficult experience lately and she did a video chat, unscheduled, with me to see what was wrong.I would recommend her to anyone.

Liz does a great job, I really relate to her and her to me. She makes me look at things from a different perspective and I like that

Very knowledgeable and has a kind and friendly demeanor. Very understanding and easy to talk to.

She help me get through the process of dealing with my mom‘s passing. Very helpful and kind woman

Such a great person to bot only decompress but also receive great advice and insight! She definitely helped me understand my situation in a very different way! Super helpful!

Elizabeth is kind, patient and caring. I really appreciate her advice and helpful tools when I’m feeling a bit scattered in stressful situations. Already noticing a change in my behavior and awareness.

Elizabeth Smith takes time to listen to my concerns and gives me helpful ways to deal with my stress and anxiety.

Elizabeth has been very kind the first couple of sessions. I’m so thankful for her !

Liz is always ready to listen and explain ways to cope and deal. She teaches you to have a different perspective and helps you find your own truth and your own answers. She is the best

I didn't end up spending a lot of time working with Liz before my life circumstances changed such that I no longer needed therapy, but in our sessions she made an effort to quickly but gently get directly to the root of the problem, and was able to give me actionable advice that helped me out.

she has truly helped change my life

Though I am only a few sessions in, I feel comfortable opening up to Liz. Her advice and perspective has been insightful into recognizing what I am dealing with, and how to make steps toward healing have already been helping. I am thankful to have her as my therapist.

Felt an immediate connection with Liz. I’m all over the place with my thoughts and feelings sometimes. Liz has been doing an excellent job navigating and sifting her way through my surface issues and is working with me on getting to the roots of my problems. She is pure awesomeness!

Liz is awesome. She has a way of going deep and asking things that you didn’t know were bothering you! I enjoy working with her!

Elizabeth is a great listener. She makes you really reflect on yourself and cause you to dig deep and find the root of what’s going on.

I joined Betterhelp and had two counselors prior to Elizabeth who weren’t very responsive. She had been wonderful in seeing my struggle and checking on me a lot in between scheduled weekly sessions. She sends me valuable information and worksheets to help me work through things on my own and is a great listener. People in my life are seeing positive changes in me after only a couple of weeks during a period of tremendous change and difficulty in my life, so I am very happy with the experience!

Elizabeth is very supportive.

Liz is truly the most helpful, insightful counselor that I’ve ever seen. She is also one of the kindest, most caring people I’ve ever met. She has helped me look at my worries in a different way. I’m so lucky to have met her.

Elizabeth has been the kindest, most effective counselor I’ve ever worked with. She is great at what she does and truly cares.

Elizabeth is always checking in and following up. She informed me of her availability since day 1. Looking forward to working with her more!

Elizabeth Smith is fantastic! I don’t think I red the first question correctly so please disregard it :)

Elizabeth has been a great source to bounce ideas off of and to gain different perspectives on a situation. She is caring and compassionate.

Liz is incredible. She helps me to reflect and is the perfect guide in how to navigate my issues. She acts as a sounding board while still helping me and guiding me.

Rate Elizabeth Smith

About you