Deborah Smart, LMHC

Deborah Smart is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a broad educational foundation, holding a BS in Education, an M.Ed. in School Counseling, and an MA in Mental Health Counseling. Her professional path has been influenced by meaningful mentorship, and she now offers that same guidance to individuals seeking growth and healing.

Over more than two decades of practice, she has worked across multiple counseling settings and developed deep experience with trauma, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and family-related challenges. She views healing as an active process that involves understanding both past and present pain so people can move toward their fullest potential. For clients who wish to include faith in their work, she also incorporates Christian Counseling as part of her approach.

Deborah’s style is warm and collaborative, grounded in the belief that change occurs through human connection. She supports clients in learning to communicate from the heart, listen to understand, and take tangible steps to relieve emotional distress. She uses evidence-based approaches such as attachment-focused work, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior methods, emotionally-focused therapy, mindfulness, solution-focused techniques, and trauma-focused interventions to promote clarity, restored purpose, and greater well-being.

She maintains flexibility in scheduling and welcomes inquiries about additional appointment times. Prospective clients are invited to share their availability, and she will make her best effort to find morning, afternoon, or evening appointments and personally schedule sessions that work for both parties.