Dr. Bernadine Knittel

Dr. Bernadine Knittel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 27 years of experience. She has extensive school-based work and a background supporting students’ academic and emotional needs. Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, relationship and self-esteem concerns, career questions, grief, and life purpose.

Dr. Knittel spent much of her career as a high school counselor, and she also worked with middle school students. That hands-on school experience shaped how she helps people break big problems into smaller steps. She listens to what matters and helps set concrete, manageable goals.

She holds a master’s degree in School Counseling from Colorado State University and a PhD in Education and Human Resource Studies. She is a Colorado native and now teaches part time as an adjunct professor at the University of Northern Colorado, supervising students in school and clinical settings.

In sessions she draws on practical approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered ideas. Conversations often focus on what is getting in the way now and on small strategies that can be tried between meetings.

Her work is direct and goal-focused. She helps clients identify clear next steps for career moves, relationship shifts, midlife questions, or coping with health and aging challenges. People who are unsure what comes next often start by talking through priorities and setting one or two concrete actions.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed actions toward them. It helps when someone feels stuck on what matters or is avoiding difficult feelings that block forward steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and action. It is practical and problem-focused, useful for anxiety, low mood, and changing patterns that get in the way of goals.

She will treat finding the right approach as a collaborative process. Together the client and therapist review goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. That conversation guides which methods to emphasize and what to try first.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit regular meetings into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. For people juggling work, caregiving, or health issues, that can make it simpler to keep a steady routine of sessions and practice techniques between meetings.