Counseling & Psychotherapy

”Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.”

Mariska Hargitay

Patients Served

Individuals
Families
Older Adults
Groups
Adolescents
Caregivers

Vision

Dr. Smith consults directly with your primary care physician to implement a PCMH Model giving individuals the comprehensive care they need in a manner they can understand. Dr. Smith is committed to teaching ways to adopt better health habits and overall healthier lifestyles. Helping clients turn physician recommendations into more attainable clinical goals is her primary objective so that together clients feel confident in developing optimal health outcomes. Dr. Smith strives to assist you in understanding how anxiety, depression, and trauma impact your overall health.

Treatments

Holistic and integrative health to manage pain, health concerns, body awareness, and emotional difficulties
Biofeedback and mindfulness-based meditation for relaxation due to anxiety, poor circulation, hyperactivity, depression, trauma, stress
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Brief Solution Focused Interventions
Psychological Testing & Evaluation
Motivational Interviewing
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Psychodynamic Theory

Specialties

Dr. Smith specializes in Health-Focused Psychotherapy

behavioral health modification and disease management (exercise, weight management, dietary change for diabetes and blood pressure regulation)
Adjustment to new-onset medical diagnoses (autoimmune disorders, infectious disease/COVID, visual/hearing impairment, cancer, stroke, heart attack, traumatic brain injury, amputation)
Learning to thrive with a disability, chronic disease, or pain
Learning compensatory strategies to handle memory loss and support for family and caretakers
Treatment of general difficulties including anxiety, depression, grief, job loss, life transitions, intimate relationships, domestic violence, family conflict
Non-surgical pain management
Co-occurring disorders including substance abuse, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorders
Sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances
Older adult treatment of depression, anxiety, memory decline, and ADHD
ADHD Coaching for College Students & Professionals
Coping with Autism Spectrum while juggling social affairs in work and home life
Provisioning of emotional support animals (ESA)
Relationship Difficulties such as divorce, infidelity, sex therapy, single parenting
Women’s issues such as postpartum depression and anxiety, Pre-, peri-, and post-menopausal adjustment and child loss, infertility, abortion
Sexual identity and LGBTQ
Teenage struggles such as peer relationships, school problems, parental conflict, partner abuse, sports performance

"Dr. Smith commits to her patients wholeheartedly and is always there for them. She never makes me feel that my problems are small or not worthy of working on.