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Lee Anne Smith

Compassionate, practical therapy for complex challenges

LPC Colorado

Experience
15 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Bipolar
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Lee

Lee Anne Smith is an LPC with 15 years of clinical experience who blends evidence-informed techniques to help people manage mood, anxiety, trauma, and related concerns.

Background and approach

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-informed and client-centered methods, adapting interventions such as EMDR and DBT skills where helpful to address symptoms like depression, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, addictions, and trauma-related distress. Her practice also addresses relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, eating concerns, and compassion fatigue.

Known for a warm, interactive style, Lee Anne works collaboratively to shape treatment around each person’s needs, pacing, and goals. She attends to family-of-origin patterns, attachment wounds, codependency, and communication problems while offering coaching-oriented support for life transitions and coping with chronic illness or disability.

Lee Anne is licensed in Colorado and holds licensure numbers CO LPC 5815 and TX LPC 71556, and she offers care in English. Her approach emphasizes practical skills, thoughtful reflection, and flexibility to fit different situations and preferences.

Integrating practical approaches for online growth



Lee Anne often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete skills for mood and anxiety regulation; CBT is useful for symptoms like depression, anxiety, bipolar mood management, and ADHD-related challenges. She also incorporates Attachment-Based Therapy which explores how early relational experiences shape current patterns in close relationships and can be valuable for intimacy, trust, and family-of-origin work. When trauma-related memories are central, she may bring EMDR techniques into treatment to help process distressing memories and reduce their intensity.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative; she works with each person to consider symptoms, goals, and personal preferences and adjusts methods over time so therapy fits the individual’s evolving needs. Clients and therapist review progress together and select techniques that feel most helpful.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, manage scheduling constraints, and access therapeutic support from home while still engaging in skill-building, reflection, and trauma-informed work with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Lee Anne works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family problems, grief, and intimacy-related concerns.
What therapeutic approaches does she use?
Her practice draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well as attachment-based and client-centered methods, and she also integrates EMDR and DBT skills when appropriate to the client’s needs.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 15 years of professional counseling experience working with diverse mental health and relational concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
Lee Anne is licensed in Colorado and holds the credential CO LPC 5815; she also has a Texas license TX LPC 71556 and practices from Colorado.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability and preference.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and therapy is provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseBipolar disorderDepressionADHD

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Texas, Colorado

Languages

English