Elizabeth Coutts is a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania with more than three decades of clinical experience.
01About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Coutts is a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania with more than three decades of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for people who are dealing with relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, addiction, and major life changes.
Her style is straightforward and respectful, and she aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone who is nervous about starting therapy. She uses simple, conversational dialog to learn what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped around the client’s own goals and day-to-day challenges. That might mean working on clearer communication, building steady coping skills, or finding ways to manage mood and worry. Elizabeth draws on several well-known approaches to guide sessions, including cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts, acceptance and commitment strategies to clarify values, and attachment-informed ways of looking at close relationships.
She blends these tools to match what a person needs right now rather than following a fixed formula. Her approach is patient and compassionate, with attention to practical steps a person can try between sessions. She can help with concerns that range from grief and trauma to career stress, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and parenting worries.
Over time the focus is on small, steady changes that make daily life easier to manage. Elizabeth encourages a collaborative process where the person’s priorities guide the work. She asks questions, listens carefully, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
02Credentials
- LPC (Pennsylvania)
- License PC015576 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1528756392 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Elizabeth lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Elizabeth names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Elizabeth names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take steps that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and big life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions to change patterns that cause distress; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and problems with motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication, and it can be useful for relationship strain and trust issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try techniques that fit their situation. Adjustments are made over time so the plan stays relevant to what is working and what is not.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people use body language and visual cues, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth or camera use is a concern, and chat or messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and make consistent contact easier.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Common concerns include relationship issues, grief, self esteem, depression, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting and career stress. She also works with a wide range of related issues such as chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image, and commitment or control concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and practical. She focuses on clear goals, teaches coping skills, and adapts techniques to what the person finds most helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 34 years of professional experience as a counselor in Pennsylvania, working with many different concerns across the lifespan.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed as an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are offered and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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