Therapist profile
Dr. Tina Smith, LPC
Colorado
Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Codependency
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Texas / 82310; LPC, Colorado / 0018507
- NPI
- 1932879236
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Colorado
About
- CBT approaches
- Emotion-focused work
- Gottman informed
About Tina
Dr. Tina Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with active licensure in Texas and Colorado and six years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and codependency. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients.
Dr. Smith uses an integrated, practical approach. She blends Client-Centered principles with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns and try different responses. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and aspects of the Gottman Method when relationship issues are central.
In a typical session she helps people identify what keeps them stuck and then tests small, realistic changes. That might mean practicing a different boundary, shifting a thought pattern, or trying a new way to bring up a hard topic with a partner. The focus is on clear, doable steps rather than abstract theory.
Her background includes work in clinical mental health counseling and correctional settings, and experience with sexual offender specific counseling. She has worked with people facing complex presentations, including active suicidal ideation, hallucinations, and psychosis, and with clients from many cultural and identity backgrounds.
She has completed level one training in the Gottman Method and integrates mindfulness and solution-focused ideas when useful. People who struggle with people-pleasing, setting limits, or living around another person’s addictions may find the sessions practical and direct.
How sessions work
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Dr. Smith commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy to ground conversations in the client’s perspective. This approach emphasizes listening, reflecting, and helping people find their own answers. It is useful for building clarity around people-pleasing and codependent patterns.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors. CBT involves noticing automatic thoughts, trying small behavior experiments, and tracking what changes. That approach is practical for anxiety, depression, and habit patterns tied to relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dr. Smith collaborates with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She may combine approaches over time and adjusts based on how the client responds.
The biography notes experience with online and face-to-face settings, but does not list specific session formats here. Confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can also use video or audio to practice conversations, role-play boundary-setting, or assign brief exercises between sessions to build new habits.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Texas, Colorado
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, codependency, addictions, grief, trauma, and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style combines Client-Centered work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and emotionally focused techniques to identify patterns and try practical changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience in the mental health counseling field, including work in clinical and correctional settings.
Which credentials and location apply?
She is an LPC licensed in Texas and Colorado and practices from Colorado while accepting international clients.
Can I work with her in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography notes experience with online and face-to-face work, but please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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