Lindsay Smith, LCPC

Lindsay Smith is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Maryland with eight years of experience. She helps people who are feeling stuck by listening, asking useful questions, and guiding them toward clearer choices. Many come for stress, anxiety, relationship strain, or help coping with life changes and depression. Clients often bring concerns about intimacy, self-esteem, and family tension. Lindsay also works with issues like attachment wounds, abandonment, blended family struggles, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness. She addresses symptoms that can include dissociation, mood dysregulation, and co-occurring challenges when they come up. Her style is grounded and down-to-earth. She treats each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps, talking through patterns, and trying small changes that feel manageable. Lindsay blends several approaches to match what a person needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and client-centered methods. The work is collaborative - goals and techniques shift as progress is made. People find the pace adaptable to their situation. Lindsay helps clients make decisions about relationships, manage intense emotions, and rebuild self-worth. She welcomes conversations about real-life problems and supports people as they take action toward change.

Therapy approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you notice thoughts and feelings without being pushed around by them, then choose actions that fit your values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and decisions about relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and tests small changes to shift those patterns; it often helps with depression and anxiety. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and improve focus during emotional moments. Finding the right approach is a team effort. Lindsay will work with each person to pick methods that fit their goals and situation, and she adjusts strategies as progress is made. You and the therapist decide together what feels most helpful over time. Confirm current session options before booking since session formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for quieter, focused check-ins during a break at work or between errands. It can also let people try techniques and homework between meetings so the work continues outside sessions.