- Practical goal setting
- School and higher education
- Money and financial issues
About Bernadine
Dr. Bernadine Knittel is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people tackle stress, anxiety, career worries, and money and financial issues. She draws on nearly three decades of experience in school and higher education settings to guide practical, goal-focused work. Her manner is warm and direct, and she listens for what matters most to each person.
Before moving into counseling full time, she spent many years as a high school counselor supporting academic, social-emotional, and post-secondary planning. That work included time with middle school students as well. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Northern Colorado where she teaches and supervises students in school and clinical settings.
Knittel earned a Master’s degree in School Counseling and a PhD in Education and Human Resource Studies from Colorado State University. She is a Colorado native and has maintained close ties to local schools and educators throughout her career. Her background gives her particular insight into transitions, workplace stress, and issues affecting young adults.
In sessions she partners with people to set clear, achievable goals. She focuses on practical strategies that can be used between meetings. Expect straightforward conversation, gentle reflection, and tools you can try right away to manage anxiety, improve communication, or address life changes.
Her approach blends several counseling methods to fit each person’s needs. She emphasizes compassion, empathy, and sensitivity while helping people move toward lives they find more meaningful and manageable.
Approaches that guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small, meaningful steps toward those values. It can be helpful for anxiety, life changes, and struggles with motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like depression and worry. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and pace, using empathy and listening to build trust and confidence.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with you about your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. If something isn’t working, she will adjust the plan and try other techniques together.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - scheduling around work or school, saving travel time, and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use methods like CBT homework, values exercises from ACT, and ongoing motivational conversations without changing their daily routines.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, career and workplace concerns, parenting challenges, grief, and money and financial issues among other areas.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and goal-focused. She listens closely, helps set achievable goals, and offers practical strategies to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 27 years of experience, much of it as a high school counselor and as an adjunct professor who supervises students in school and clinical settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado and works from that state.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether online or other formats are available.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.