- Stress management
- Anxiety support
- Sport performance work
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Bittner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with three years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Elizabeth also supports concerns such as body image, communication problems, control issues, eating and food-related concerns, guilt and shame, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, seasonal affective disorder, self-harm, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.
Her approach in sessions is straightforward and practical. She listens first, then focuses on specific steps people can try to reduce distress. Conversations aim to identify patterns that make situations harder and to find small changes that can help day-to-day functioning.
Elizabeth has worked with athletes on sports-related anxiety, performance concerns, and returning to sport after injury. That background informs her focus on skills, routines, and rebuilding confidence. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions and to help clients practice skills between meetings.
Sessions are conversational but goal-oriented. Clients can expect to discuss what matters most to them and to try tools that target symptoms and behaviors contributing to their problems. The therapist adapts pacing to each person’s comfort level and progress.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Approaches used and what online sessions can offer
Elizabeth uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical skills and behavior change. One common approach involves teaching coping skills and breathing or grounding exercises to reduce acute anxiety and panic symptoms; these techniques help people manage moments of intense worry and regain control over overwhelming reactions. Another approach centers on structured problem solving and behavioral experiments to test unhelpful beliefs in real situations; this helps with social anxiety and phobia by encouraging gradual, manageable steps to face feared situations.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels doable, then try techniques and adjust them based on what helps most. This collaborative process aims to match methods to a person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. In general, online options can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekday or work break, avoid travel time, or choose a format that needs less bandwidth or camera use. Therapists and licensed professionals often use these formats to keep therapy practical and accessible while focusing on skill practice and real-life application.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related concerns such as social anxiety and phobia and panic attacks.
What is her style in sessions?
Her style is practical and conversational, focusing on clear steps and skills to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She holds three years of professional work experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is an LPC licensed in Pennsylvania.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are costs handled?
Session costs vary with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.