Dennis Patrick Smith
Dennis is a certified trauma professional (PESI), serving clients Online within the great State of Texas, as an experienced Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Mr. Dennis Patrick Smith's greatest passion is in helping others with any unresolved trauma, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); helping those of you with the underlying causes of addictions; and helping you and yours with relationship issues.
Dennis is a certified trauma professional (PESI), serving clients Online within the great State of Texas, as an experienced Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
In addition, Dennis began his EMDR training and experience from 2018 under Dr. Robbie Adler-Tapia and some brief advanced EMDR supervision by the late Dr Francine Shapiro, in 2019, and has continued EMDR training with other leaders in the field from 2018 to the present day.
First session
Many of y'all would agree that it is often not easy to go to a counselor. A counseling session with Dennis usually begins with him asking you to be honest about 3 things that you are the expert of. Those 3 things are your thoughts, your feelings, and your behavior. I collaborate with you while being nonjudgmental, to avoid wasting your time and hard-earned money. Many of my clients here have told me in their own words, “You get so real!” Counseling is too serious to be anything less. And Pricing for Private Pay: $150 individual hour. Couple's $180hr
Strengths
Many clients have said it Best, and if y'all ask, we will provide a growing list of reviews, of clients that are happy to have found and hired me to serve them. My goals include listening to the point of your feeling heard consistently; helping you help yourself get better, and not just using a band-aid effect to make you feel better; and working collaboratively towards where you want your counseling goals to reach.
Ideal clients
A question I often get is, “Who are some examples of the patients or clients that you have served well since beginning this career?” In addition to working best with clients age 30 to 90, my successful clients have come from all walks of life and backgrounds and include the following: adult Individuals Couples Previously Incarcerated Individuals Medical Professionals First Responders & Their Spouses or Partners Teachers Business Owners Active Military Personnel & Veterans Members of the Clergy Clinical Directors Lawyers Adolescents with School Concerns &/or College, Career, or Life Needs Senior Citizens with Life Transitions Have helped LGBTQIA+ Individuals with their stress, anxiety, depression Have helped Sex Workers with anxiety, depression, self-shame, and relationship issues Have helped folks needing help with Dating, Courtship, Marriage, Divorce, & Other Relationship Issues, including infidelity and domestic violence. In addition, I specialize in addressing the needs of clients who experience the following: Grief/Loss Anxiety Depression Relationship issues Feelings of being stuck or feeling retraumatized after talk therapy.
Treatment methods
EMDR
My experience with EMDR began in 2017, and today I still find EMDR highly effective with distress; anxiety; depression; trauma, including PTSD; and relationship issues.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
My experience with CBT also began in 2017, and today I love using CBT when integrated with EMDR.
Compassion Focused
as a faith-based thinking Christian, I have a great appreciation for the way God enables the holistic approach to healing people, more holistically, indeed.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
My experience with Rogerian includes using unconditional positive regard to build/establish an effective therapeutic alliance (fancy way used by our field to describe building rapport with a client), and without this being established, a client is wasting their time and hard earned money with any therapist unable to build rapport and trust with them.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Training & Experience in this REBT since 2017, and my EMDR training and experience integrates the two very well.
Location
Virtual sessions