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Liz Smith

Compassionate client-centered care with practical tools

LMHC, LCPC Florida

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English, Spanish
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About Liz

Liz Smith is a client-centered therapist who emphasizes respect, empathy, and collaboration in therapy. She centers the client's perspective and helps people process difficult experiences without judgment, supporting them as they explore choices and make decisions that fit their lives.

Background and approach

With a decade of clinical work, she has focused on substance use, trauma, and LGBTQ concerns while also addressing a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, and relationship and intimacy challenges. Her approach blends practical skills with deeper emotional exploration.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns, uses DBT strategies to build emotional regulation and distress tolerance, and integrates EMDR for trauma processing when appropriate. Sessions may feel collaborative and solution-oriented while also leaving space for clients to reflect and grow at their own pace.

Licensed in Florida as an LMHC and LCPC, she offers services in English and Spanish and tailors care to each person’s needs and goals.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online care



Liz Smith uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, which can ease symptoms like anxiety, depression, and disordered eating by teaching concrete skills for daily life. She also employs Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to build emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, useful for intense emotions, mood instability, and relationship challenges. When trauma is a central concern, she can incorporate EMDR to support processing of distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods over time so therapy remains responsive and tailored to individual needs.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for those with busy schedules or limited mobility. These options make it possible to maintain continuity of care from home or elsewhere and to choose the format that best supports ongoing progress and access to licensed professionals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, and career or life transition challenges.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centered and collaborative, combining listening and empathy with practical interventions such as CBT and DBT techniques to help clients meet their goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience in clinical practice, with particular focus on substance use, trauma, and LGBTQ concerns alongside other mental health issues.
What credentials and licensure does she hold and where is she based?
She holds LMHC and LCPC credentials and practices in Florida. Licence details include FL LMHC MH21381 and MT LCPC BBH-LCPC-LIC-37454.
In which languages can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are available in English and Spanish. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for online care?
She offers multiple remote formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseCoaching

Also works with

Relationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualityWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Montana, Utah, Florida

Languages

English, Spanish