About Todd
Dr. Todd Witmer welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, or major life changes. He writes in plain terms and aims to help people find practical ways forward.
Dr. Witmer is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - based in Pennsylvania with three decades of clinical experience. He helps clients clarify goals and build new coping skills that fit day-to-day life.
Sessions focus on understanding what has worked and what hasn't, then trying small changes that can make a difference.
Background and approach
He also addresses issues like self-esteem, career transitions, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. Dr. Witmer drew on his early interest in family dynamics when he trained in marriage and family therapy.
Over 30 years he has worked in counseling offices and in church settings, meeting people from many backgrounds. That variety shaped a flexible approach to common life stresses. Therapeutic choices are practical and personal.
He uses client-centered listening to understand a person's story, motivational interviewing to build readiness for change, and narrative and psychodynamic ideas to sort out recurring patterns. Solutions-focused steps are used when a short-term focus fits the client's goals. In sessions he aims to be direct but respectful, helping people set achievable steps and measure progress.
He also offers support around aging and geriatric concerns, caregiver stress, blended family and fatherhood questions, fertility and end-of-life topics, and issues such as infidelity, forgiveness, or guilt. People who want straightforward problem-solving combined with reflective listening may find his style helpful. He will work with each person to decide which methods to use and what goals to set next.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client. Online sessions let him offer that same careful listening while helping people name their priorities and decide next steps. Existential therapy looks at meaning, choices, and what matters most in life; it can help when someone is wrestling with big decisions, grief, or a sense of purpose. Motivational interviewing is a conversational style that helps people explore ambivalence and build motivation for change, which is useful when someone is ready to try new habits or make a transition.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. He will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust as progress unfolds. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to whether someone wants short-term problem solving or a deeper look at recurring patterns.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions work when less bandwidth is available or when a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can fit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when scheduling a longer session is difficult. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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