Therapist profile
Patrick Smith, LPC
Pennsylvania
Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationship and Addiction concerns
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Pennsylvania / PC005736
- NPI
- 1255696787
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Pennsylvania
About
- ACT principles
- CBT skills
- Attachment focus
About Patrick
Patrick Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 15 years of experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy problems, grief, trauma, and struggles with self-esteem and direction.
He takes a practical, non-directive approach that starts with listening. He treats clients as the main resource for change and helps them name what matters. Sessions focus on talking through difficult experiences, sorting feelings, and finding small ways to respond differently day to day.
Patrick draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns. He also uses attachment-based ideas and client-centered techniques to address closeness, trust, and communication issues. Gottman Method work informs how he supports people looking at relationship patterns and interaction habits.
He has experience with codependency themes like people-pleasing, boundary struggles, fear of abandonment, and living around someone else’s drinking or moods. He helps people clarify what they want in relationships and practice clearer boundaries without shaming choices they’ve made.
Sessions also address parenting stress, blended family tensions, career worries, and recovery from infidelity or loss. Patrick encourages practical steps alongside processing hard emotions, so clients can try small changes between appointments and see what works for them.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and values, then taking small committed actions that reflect what matters. It can help with anxiety, addiction urges, and feelings of emptiness by shifting focus toward workable choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skill work to change unhelpful patterns. This is useful for anxiety, low mood, and impulse control. Attachment-Based Therapy examines patterns of closeness and trust formed in relationships and helps people recognize and change interaction habits that fuel loneliness or codependent behavior.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Patrick uses these models as tools and will collaborate with each person to see which fits their goals and preferences. He listens to the problem, explains options, and then they decide together what to try first.
The original biography did not list specific online session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - shorter check-ins can be scheduled during a break, video can allow face-to-face conversation without travel, and phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth way to connect when needed. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises and between-session tasks so they work in everyday settings rather than relying on clinic-only activities.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma, grief, parenting stress, self-esteem, career concerns, and related areas such as codependency and attachment problems.
How would he describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a practical, non-directive style that begins with listening. Sessions combine talking through experiences, processing emotions, and building coping strategies.
How much experience does he have?
He has 15 years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including addictions, relationship patterns, and trauma.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.
Does he offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats does he offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.