About Todd
Dr. Todd Witmer helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward.
Background and approach
He speaks plainly and listens first so a parent or individual can explain what matters most. He frames therapy around practical goals and next steps, not jargon.
With 30 years of clinical experience, Todd has worked in counseling offices and local church settings. He holds a Pennsylvania Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential - LMFT - and has supported people facing depression, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and life transitions.
His approach is conversational and goal-focused. Sessions often begin by clarifying one or two concrete aims and testing small changes between meetings.
He draws on client-centered work to follow a person's priorities and motivational interviewing to uncover what will actually move them forward. Todd also uses narrative and psychodynamic ideas to help people understand repeating patterns and family influences.
That can be useful for parents handling communication problems, people processing loss, or those navigating divorce and blended family matters. He frames these ideas in everyday language so they make sense quickly.
In appointments he balances practical problem-solving with attention to personal meaning. People can expect frank talk about options, suggestions for new strategies, and time to reflect on emotions.
Todd aims to help clients build skills that ease stress, improve relationships, and support long-term adjustment.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following what matters most to the person. In online sessions this looks like the therapist asking open questions, reflecting what was said, and helping clients set their own goals. Existential therapy helps people explore meaning, values, and choices when life feels uncertain; it can support those facing grief, major life changes, or questions about purpose. Motivational interviewing is a brief, practical method that helps people move toward change by identifying their own reasons and strengths rather than lecturing them. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, needs, and how they prefer to work, then suggest methods that fit. That shared decision-making means approaches can be adjusted as therapy progresses. Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when observing expressions matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging supports quick check-ins, short coaching moments, or ongoing reflection between sessions. Together these options help people keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other commitments.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also works with
- 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