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- Attachment-based methods
- Client-centered work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
About Lauren
LCSW in Florida with 13 years of experience, Dr. Lauren Smith helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship and parenting challenges. She works with issues related to family dynamics, adoption and foster care, attachment, grief, intimacy, and ADHD. Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
Dr. Smith uses a mix of approaches to guide conversations and action. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in relationships. She uses client-centered methods to focus on each person’s lived experience. Cognitive behavioral techniques help people test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
Her work often involves practical steps parents and caregivers can use day to day. For people affected by adoption, foster care, or blended family situations, she focuses on questions of identity and belonging. With trauma and abuse survivors she moves between stabilizing skills and carefully processing difficult material at a pace the person can manage.
She pays attention to how social identity and culture shape problems and solutions. Therapy sessions include talk, reflective exercises, and skill practice such as mindfulness or thought experiments from CBT. Dr. Smith integrates Jungian ideas when exploring themes and personal meaning.
People who choose her can expect a collaborative process that balances emotional work and concrete coping tools. She recommends discussing goals early so each session can focus on what matters most. To begin, follow the practice’s intake steps and complete the initial matching questionnaire.
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How her approaches shape remote work
Dr. Smith uses attachment-based ideas to identify recurring patterns in relationships and to address how early bonds affect current connections. This helps with family conflict, intimacy issues, and adoption- or foster-related identity questions.She also uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on the person’s own experience and priorities. That approach supports people who want a respectful, listening-first process before moving to skills or interpretation.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used to spot and test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is practical for anxiety, mood changes, and everyday coping skills.
Deciding which approach to use is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they choose when to use relationship-focused work, reflective exploration, or skills practice.
Confirm the current session formats before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around school, work, and caregiving by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use sessions for focused skill practice or conversational processing from wherever they are. Licensed professionals will discuss what session length and structure suit each person.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Florida, Tennessee, Pennsylvania
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She supports stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting and family dynamics. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care issues, attachment, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical skills work. Sessions often combine reflective conversation with mindfulness and CBT exercises.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of clinical experience working with the listed concerns and populations.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with licenses in Tennessee and Florida, and she practices from Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.