Therapist profile
Dr. Bernadine Knittel, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Parenting
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- Stress and anxiety
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Parenting support
About Bernadine
Dr. Bernadine Knittel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 27 years of experience. She has a long history in school counseling and higher education and assists adults with stress, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, parenting concerns, grief, career questions, and coping with life changes.
Dr. Knittel spent much of her career supporting high school students in school settings, helping with academic, social-emotional, and post-secondary planning. She also has experience with middle school populations and continues to teach and supervise as a part-time adjunct professor at the University of Northern Colorado.
She earned a master’s degree in School Counseling from Colorado State University and a PhD in Education and Human Resource Studies. She describes her work as a partnership where she listens to a person's story and helps set achievable goals to move forward.
Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). In practice she uses these methods to help people identify practical steps, change unhelpful thinking patterns, and build coping skills.
Dr. Knittel’s background in schools and academia informs a straightforward, goal-focused style. She helps people clarify priorities, manage daily strains, and plan next steps. To begin, the site’s matching questionnaire and scheduling tools are used to book an initial session.
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How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking practical steps toward them. It helps with anxiety, life transitions, and finding direction when routine goals feel out of reach. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete exercises to change patterns that increase stress or low mood. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to clarify what matters to you and strengthen the motivation to make changes, often useful for career shifts, habit change, or coping with chronic conditions.Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Dr. Knittel will discuss your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. That decision is revisited as you go, so methods can shift to match what helps most.
Confirm current session formats before booking; the profile does not list specific formats. Online options can make scheduling easier and help fit sessions into busy days. They also allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people avoid travel time so they can use a lunch break or an evening window instead. The initial matching questionnaire and scheduling tool on the site guide the first appointment setup.
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Experience
27+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem, parenting topics, grief, career issues, and related life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and goal-focused. She listens to your story and helps set achievable steps using practical techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has 27 years of experience, much of it as a school counselor and as an adjunct professor supervising clinical work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado and currently practices from Colorado.
Can she work with people who speak other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients from other countries?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking; the profile’s booking flow includes a matching questionnaire and scheduling tool to arrange the first session.
How is cost handled and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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