About Dr. Julia Smith, LPCC, NCC
Dr. Julia Smith, LPCC, NCC
Expertise for resolution & self development
With a Doctorate in Counseling and a career history in the field of Mental Health and Education, I work with individual adults through a safe and secure telehealth practice. I am licensed to provide psychotherapy for the states of California and Michigan.
My career background covers a wide scope of clinical work in community counseling, private practice, residential treatment, intensive outpatient hospitalization, university, and military settings. In addition to my work in treating anxiety, depression, ADHD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder, I also have expertise in issues with relationships, career, grief and loss, aging, and the military. In the field of education, I served on university faculties in the capacities of Assistant Professor of Counseling, Visiting Lecturer, and Adjunct Faculty.
I have a respectful, empathic, interactive, and culturally sensitive approach. My Psychodynamic orientation addresses the underlying patterns and past experiences connected to the struggles you are having in the present. This approach supports resolution and problem-solving for lasting change. I also infuse Family Systems, Gestalt, and Cognitive-Behavior therapies in my work.
While holding an Assistant Professorship in New Mexico, I discovered my affinity for stone sculpting. Although my development as an artist has been gradual, my growth through the creative process of this art form has been instrumental in connecting concepts with practice throughout the scope of my work in Mental Health. Stone sculpting also gives perspective and meaning: Just as there is a form within each stone to be carved, there is an authentic self within each person to be expressed.
License Numbers:
California, USA, LPCC10570
Missouri, USA LPC 001019
Michigan, USA, LPC6401020312
New Mexico, USA, CCMH0219931
Member: National Board for Certified Counselors, # 85377