Dr. Lance Smith
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
About Lance
I am a licensed marital and family therapist in the states of California, Oklahoma and Utah with over 25 years of experience working with youth, individuals, couples, and families. I have provided counseling to clients with various concerns including depression, anxiety, family conflict, parenting problems, autism spectrum disorder, anger management, and ADHD. I have also supported couples with premarital and marital counseling.
By nature I am a thoughtful and compassionate person. My hope is to create a space where you feel safe, valued, and respected in a way that will allow you to feel comfortable enough to talk about the challenges that have brought you to therapy. Depending on your goals, my counseling approach may combine cognitive-behavioral, person-centered, solution focused, experiential, narrative or family systems counseling.
I am here to help you reach your goals and am looking forward to working with you!
What Lance helps with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
How Lance works
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Internal Family Systems
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “Working with Dr. Smith has been life-changing. He listens deeply, gives thoughtful feedback, and equips me with tools that actually help me grow. He balances professionalism with genuine care, and I always leave sessions with clarity and something practical to work on. I’m thankful to have found a therapist who truly invests in his clients’ progress.”
- “Lance was very understanding and gave great advice our first session. He gave us steps and work sheets to review after our first session as well that were very helpful.”
- “Lance is a great therapist, he listens and responds in a patient and non-judgmental way.”
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- “Lance Smith is amazing!!! He is such a blessing. He has provided me with great wisdom and tools to help me get through my struggles and internal battles. He listens and makes me feel heard. I can’t say enough about how great he is.”
- “I greatly look forward to my sessions with Lance. He has helped me work through my struggles in constructive and positively challenging ways. I highly recommend Lance.”
- “Lance is thoughtful, compassionate, direct when needed, and encouraging. He’s been a great help to me as I’m processing how past events play into my current life circumstances. I highly recommend him as a therapist to anyone in need.”
- “He is completely concerned when you talk to him and he really listen and understand when you talk. I came to find answers and he gives me good questions to make me think on things that help me to see different. In general he is really good. Thank you Lance for all you help!”
- “Lance is very easy to talk to and gives great insight. I truly feel like he is listening, sympathizing, but also opening my eyes to change my perspective in ways I wouldn’t have thought of.”
- “Lance is compassionate, competent and accurate in his therapeutic approach. I have received a lifetime of value from our sessions.”
- “Thank you Lance! It was a relief to be able to talk to someone that knew the full truth and to be able to share my feelings about it freely.”
- “I’ve been working with Lance for about 2 months now. He has helped me tremendously, he is kind, compassionate and always encouraging. I’m so thankful for his time and advice, he has helped me get through one of the most difficult times in my life.”
- “Great listener! We have only had a couple of meetings so far but love talking with Lance and he is always helping me with Godly, biblical answers to my issues and questions.”
- “Lance has the aura of being family and friend. You get the sense that he wants the best for you. He’s reassuring, caring, and insightful.”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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