About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Swift is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania who helps people facing stress and anxiety. She also supports those dealing with addictions, trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, and major life changes. Her aim is to help clients feel more grounded and regain a sense of control.
Elizabeth uses a compassionate, collaborative style. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful patterns and building practical tools. She brings attention to the body and nervous system alongside talk therapy to help reduce intense reactions.
Background and approach
Her background includes a decade of clinical work with people affected by panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, and substance use challenges. She also works with matters such as family of origin issues, codependency, and recovery from sexual assault and domestic violence. In session she often combines somatic techniques, nervous system regulation, and mindfulness-based practices.
These methods are used to support emotion regulation, reduce physical tension, and build coping skills that can be practiced between appointments. Therapy is offered through video calls and phone sessions. Elizabeth uses text messaging only for brief general questions rather than for full therapy.
She encourages a steady, paced approach so people can explore painful memories while feeling supported.
Approaches that combine the body and talk therapy
Elizabeth often uses somatic techniques to help people notice and change where stress shows up in the body. These approaches teach simple practices to calm the nervous system and reduce intense physical reactions from panic or trauma.She also incorporates nervous system regulation methods which focus on pacing, breathing, and movement to lower arousal. These strategies are useful for managing anxiety, panic attacks, and unsteady emotional states.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will decide together which methods fit best based on current needs, goals, and comfort level. Adjustments are common as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls allow more depth and visual connection, phone sessions work well when a quieter setting or lower bandwidth is needed, and brief text messages can handle quick scheduling or simple questions. These options make it easier to keep regular appointments and practice new skills between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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