Liz Smith, LMHC, LCPC

Liz Smith is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, and trauma. She centers each session on the person in front of her and avoids judgment. Liz listens first, then helps clients make their own decisions and find practical next steps.

She brings about ten years of clinical experience focused on substance use, trauma, and LGBTQ concerns. Sessions often include short-term goals alongside deeper work on past hurts and attachment patterns. Liz uses client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral tools, and skills drawn from dialectical behavior therapy to help manage strong emotions and change unhelpful habits.

She also incorporates EMDR for people processing traumatic memories, and uses mindfulness practices to build calm and presence. Work in sessions can include noticing patterns in relationships, improving communication, and addressing issues like sleep, eating, or substance use. Liz speaks English and Spanish and practices in Florida.

Her style is practical and warm. Clients can expect clear, direct guidance when helpful, plus space to name their experience without pressure. The approach balances symptom relief with longer-term change, and sessions focus on what matters most to each person.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability. The matching step helps align goals and priorities before the first session.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's concerns. Online sessions use this approach to let people set the agenda, name what matters, and decide the pace of change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and tests new ways of coping; in an online session this often means setting concrete, between-session tasks and reviewing results together.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. That may mean starting with skill-building and later adding trauma processing if needed.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. It also supports continuity of care for people managing work, caregiving, or treatment for addiction and trauma, while letting therapists tailor activities and homework to everyday routines.