- Trauma informed
- Body focused
- Mindful skills
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Swift is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and major life changes. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental approach that aims to make everyday life easier to navigate. Elizabeth emphasizes practical tools alongside deeper healing work to help people feel steadier and more capable.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on spotting unhelpful patterns, processing difficult events, and building steady coping skills. Elizabeth draws on nervous system–focused methods, body-centered practices, and mindfulness to address symptoms and their roots.
She brings ten years of clinical experience in work with trauma, post-traumatic stress, panic, and addiction-related concerns. That background informs how she sequences sessions and selects techniques for each person. Elizabeth pays particular attention to the ways family history, identity, and life transitions shape current struggles.
People may expect a mix of talk-based problem solving and embodied exercises aimed at calming the nervous system. The work often includes short skills practice, breathing and grounding exercises, and paced processing of difficult memories. Treatment plans are shaped to fit each person’s goals and pace.
Elizabeth practices in Pennsylvania and conducts therapy by phone or video. She communicates by text only for brief, general questions. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Elizabeth uses nervous system regulation techniques to help reduce reactive anxiety and panic. These methods include paced breathing, grounding exercises, and gentle movement work to calm physical symptoms and restore steadiness. They can be helpful for people who feel overwhelmed or experience sudden anxiety spikes.She also integrates somatic-focused practices that connect bodily sensations with emotions. This work helps people notice where stress lives in the body and learn small, practical responses to shift those sensations. It is often paired with mindfulness exercises to build awareness over time.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a joint effort. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify what feels most helpful based on their goals, symptoms, and day-to-day schedule. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked so the plan evolves with the client's needs.
Sessions are offered by phone or video, so it’s important to confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit work into a busy week, reduce travel time, and let clients meet from a familiar location. It also allows short check-ins or longer skill-building sessions depending on what works best for daily life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Elizabeth help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include codependency, family of origin issues, and sexual assault and abuse.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is compassionate and collaborative. Sessions combine talk work with body-centered tools, nervous system regulation, and mindfulness practices.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working with trauma, panic, addiction, and related concerns. That experience shapes how she plans and paces treatment.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She is an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Pennsylvania.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is conducted by video or phone sessions only, with text used only for brief general questions. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific rates depend on the chosen plan.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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