- stress management
- self esteem work
- grief and loss
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Barthol is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem struggles, and LGBT-related concerns. She also helps people handling grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, and issues tied to intimacy and relationships.
Barthol frames sessions as a chance to talk through what feels heavy and to make practical changes. She adjusts conversation and goals to match each person's situation. That can mean focusing on coping skills for anxiety, sorting through guilt and shame, or planning steps for life transitions.
Her background includes a decade of direct practice with a broad range of concerns, including ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, compassion fatigue, and grief. She also works with topics such as adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family issues, and caregiver stress. These areas often overlap, and she attends to those connections in sessions.
In practical terms, Elizabeth centers on clear, respectful dialogue and collaborative planning. Sessions often involve identifying patterns, trying small behavior changes, and checking what works. She encourages straightforward steps people can try between meetings.
People looking for help with guilt and shame, anger, control issues, or communication problems can expect direct conversation about those problems and realistic strategies to handle them. Her approach is meant to be concrete, steady, and focused on day-to-day changes.
Approaches used in online sessions and what they help
Elizabeth draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building coping skills. One common approach focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that keep anxiety, guilt, or shame active, then practicing small changes to shift those patterns over time.Another frequently used approach emphasizes skill-building for everyday problems like stress, impulsivity, and mood regulation. This work involves concrete practices - short exercises, behavioral experiments, and planning - that target specific difficulties such as anger, ADHD-related struggles, or caregiver fatigue.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Elizabeth will work with each person to figure out which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She reviews what is working and adjusts the plan together as therapy progresses.
Practical benefits of meeting remotely include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and fewer barriers to attending regularly. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online meetings can help keep momentum between sessions and make trying brief, focused interventions more convenient.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, LGBT-related concerns, grief, trauma, and a wide range of related topics including guilt and shame.
How does she approach therapy?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical conversation and steps. Sessions aim to identify patterns and try small behavior changes between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional work experience as a counselor in clinical settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Michigan and works with clients in that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.