Paige Smart

Compassionate, practical therapy for life’s challenges

LPC, LMHC Missouri

Experience: 6 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Bipolar
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Paige

Paige Smart is a licensed counselor who works with adults navigating stress, anxiety, mood challenges, trauma, relationship concerns, grief, and related life changes. She brings a collaborative, accepting presence to therapy and focuses on helping clients build practical skills to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Background and approach

Paige uses a biopsychosocial framework to understand how biological, psychological, and social factors interact in each person’s life and tailors interventions to meet individual goals.

With six years of clinical experience and licenses as an LPC and an LMHC, she draws from several evidence-informed approaches including cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, EMDR for trauma-related work, and mindfulness practices. Her style emphasizes warmth and nonjudgmental support while partnering with clients to develop a clear plan for change.

Services address a wide range of concerns such as mood disorders, panic, addictions, intimacy and communication problems, compassion fatigue, and issues related to alternative sexual cultures and kink when relevant. Paige practices in Missouri and offers therapy in English.

She works through subscription-based sessions that can be scheduled according to availability and adjusted as needed.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Paige commonly integrates cognitive behavioral techniques and EMDR alongside client-centered principles when working with clients online. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through structured exercises and skills practice, which can help with anxiety, depression, panic, and mood regulation. EMDR offers a trauma-focused option that uses guided processing to reduce the emotional impact of distressing memories and can be useful for clients with traumatic experiences or persistent distress related to past events. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaboration, creating a supportive space where clients guide the pace and focus of work.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process; the therapist will help explore which methods align with a client’s needs, goals, and comfort level and may combine strategies to form a personalized plan. This partnership allows adjustments over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy with Paige is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase accessibility and convenience. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, continue care during life transitions, and maintain regular contact for skill practice and support. Licensed professionals can adapt interventions across these formats to help clients pursue steady, practical progress toward their goals.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Paige address?

Her practice covers stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar and mood disorders, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related concerns, anger, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and many related areas listed in her specialties.

What is her therapeutic approach and style?

She works from a warm, accepting, client-centered stance and uses a biopsychosocial lens, combining cognitive behavioral techniques, DBT skills, EMDR for trauma, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to tailor treatment to each person.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has six years of experience providing therapy to people with varied presentations and life challenges, including trauma-related work and mood disorders.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

Paige holds LPC and LMHC credentials with license details MO LPC 2020031656 and WA LMHC LH61044147, and she practices in Missouri.

Which languages are available for sessions and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

In what formats are sessions offered?

She provides therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.

How much does therapy with her cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are required to begin working with this therapist?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuseBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteem Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

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

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Washington, Missouri

Languages

English