Denise Smith, LPC

Denise Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 17 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and anger. Sessions also address relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder.

Her approach centers on practical conversation and focused skills. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow what matters most to the client and to build a working relationship. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are used when people need concrete tools to manage strong emotions and change unhelpful thought patterns.

Denise also incorporates mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people notice their patterns and find motivation for change. She has experience working with LGBTQIAA+ people and with alternative sexual lifestyles, and she is familiar with issues like co-morbidity, dissociation, and substance-related problems. That background informs how she frames treatment and plans next steps.

In sessions she emphasizes clear goals and straightforward skills practice. Conversations focus on what is happening now, what triggers strong reactions like anger, and on small, repeatable strategies to reduce escalation. She works with people who want concrete ways to manage emotions, repair relationships, and cope with life changes.

To begin, prospective clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first session. Denise accepts English-speaking clients and works with people both inside and outside the United States.

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