Katherine Smith
Psychotherapist -
You’re probably wondering if I might be the right therapist for you. You want to make sure that I’m qualified, but mostly you’d like to get an idea of what kind of person I am and if I can help you. You might also want to know if I have experience working with people like you or working with a particular mental health issue. I’ve worked with many different kinds of people of all ages and diverse backgrounds and experiences. My values emphasize social justice and consciousness-raising. I am affirmative of people of color, LGBTQIA+ people (including non-binary and asexual/aromantic folx), polyamory/non-monogamy, and sex workers.Because I work with so many different kinds of people, I have experience effectively treating many different kinds of mental health issues. You might be struggling with relationships (including friendship, romance, sex, kink, etc.), feeling lonely or isolated, have trouble figuring out life goals, have difficulty staying motivated, or you might have experienced a lot of trauma. These kinds of practical problems often get diagnosed as depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ADD or ADHD, or a personality disorder. I work to treat the whole person, not just a behavior or a symptom.
Skills and Expertise
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adult
Anxiety
Attachment Issues
Breakups
Caregiver Issues or Stress
Chronic Illness or Disability
Communication Problems
Commitment Issues
Control Issues
Couple Counseling
Couples therapy
Creative Blocks
Depression
Divorce
Divorce and Divorce Adjustment
Emotional Intelligence
Emptiness
expats
Family of Origin Issues
Gay Issues
grief
Guilt
Highly Sensitive Persons
Helplessness and Victimhood
Identity Issues
Individuation
Infidelity and Affair Recovery
Irritability
Isolation
Jealousy
LGBTQ
Life Purpose
Loss or Grief
Loss
Marital Therapy
Marriage Couseling
Men
Mens Issues and Problems
Multicultural Concerns
Navigating Identity in Relationships
Peer Relationships
Perfectionism
Personality Disorders
Polyamory and Nonmonogamous Relationships
Premarital Counseling
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Sexual assault
Spirituality
Stress
Suicidal Ideation
Transgender Issues
Trauma
Trauma and PTSD
Women's issue
Treatment Orientation
Eclectic
Existential
Feminist
Gestalt
Humanistic
Interpersonal
Jungian
Person Centered Therapy
Psychoanalytic
Psychodynamic
psychotherapy
Relational Therapy
Telehealth-based
Trauma Focused Therapy
Therapy unique to each client
Modality