Theresa Smith , LPC

Theresa Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of experience supporting people through trauma, addiction, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. She earned a master’s degree from Oral Roberts University in 2008 and has built a practice grounded in compassion, practical skills, and respect for each person’s story. Early in her career she worked primarily with women affected by domestic violence and sexual abuse, and that work expanded to include male survivors and individuals who had caused harm. Those experiences shaped her ability to work effectively with a wide range of emotional issues among men and women alike.

Theresa spent significant time working alongside people who struggled with substance use, which led her to pursue additional education and hands-on experience in alcohol and drug counseling. She has worked in drug court settings and provided private substance use counseling for nearly a decade. In her clinical work she has helped clients manage depression, anxiety, PTSD and trauma, abandonment and attachment wounds, grief, shame, and anger. She also addresses concerns related to intimacy, codependency, family of origin issues, career stress, and bipolar disorder.

Her approach is client-centered and integrates cognitive behavioral techniques along with compassion-focused and motivational strategies. Theresa is a Christian and will incorporate biblical counseling and prayer when clients request spiritual support. She emphasizes listening, respect, and nonjudgmental care, and aims to help people move toward healthier mental health and a more satisfying life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Theresa uses client-centered therapy to create a collaborative, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the work while the therapist provides empathy and support - this approach helps with relationship concerns, life transitions, and building self-understanding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and practice practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy explores early relational patterns and how they affect current relationships, which is useful for codependency, intimacy issues, and family of origin concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Theresa works together with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences and adapts methods over time so therapy feels useful and relevant. That collaborative stance helps clients stay engaged and make steady progress.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect - Theresa provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make therapy more accessible for clients juggling work, family, or geographic limitations, while still allowing therapists and licensed professionals to focus on meaningful, evidence-informed care.