Theresa Smith, LPC

Theresa Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oklahoma with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, relationship concerns, grief, and life transitions. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts clients from outside the United States as well.

Theresa began her career supporting women affected by domestic violence and sexual abuse. Over time she expanded that work to include men who had experienced abuse and men who had caused harm, and later moved into substance use counseling. Much of her recent work has been in drug court and private substance abuse treatment programs for the past nine years.

She uses practical, person-focused methods in session. Theresa draws from Client-Centered Therapy to keep conversations grounded in the client’s concerns. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and take purposeful action.

Many clients see her for anger, trauma, depression, relationship problems, attachment wounds, and grief. Theresa also helps people cope with abandonment, codependency, communication and control issues, and problems that come from family of origin patterns. She will include faith-based supports like Biblical counseling and prayer when a client requests that.

Theresa aims for clear, direct conversations about feelings and behavior. She focuses on practical steps someone can try between sessions, and on building skills to handle anger, cravings, relationship conflict, or major life changes.

How Theresa’s approaches translate to online sessions