Dr. Bette Smyth - Mental Health Counselor | The Center for Internet & Technology Addiction

Accepting new clients

35 years experience | Intl Clients Welcome

About Dr. Bette Smyth

Bette Smyth, PH.D., LPC

Life is unpredictable and can feel overwhelming, even scary. We need skills to embrace life’s challenges as invitations to self-discovery and personal growth.

My 35-year work history in crisis intervention has taught me to create an interactive environment where thoughts, emotions, and experiences can be shared without fear of judgment. I am research-oriented and practice evidence-based therapeutic techniques. My approach includes integrative modalities, such as cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, and spiritual growth strategies. Learning new ways to relate to yourself and others can enable you to face each day with courage, resilience, and even joy.

I have worked in a variety of venues including correctional institutions, government crisis agencies, emergency rooms, and hotline call centers. I have guided individuals, couples, and families to conquer depression, anxiety, isolation, intrusive thoughts and emotions and end-of-life issues. My clients have enriched my insight, my compassion, and my ability to listen with an open heart.

I’d love to hear your story. I’d be honored.

Licenses

LPC

13621

Professional experience

Compassion fatigue
Coping with life changes
Depression
Grief
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

Abandonment
Attachment issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Control issues
Divorce and separation
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Clinical Approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Client-Centered Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Existential Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy

Languages

English

15 Reviews

“Super sweet and very insightful! Definitely time well spent and looking forward to future sessions!”

“Dr Smyth is amazing! She listens and helps me work through things so patiently.”

“Dr. Smyth is engaging and knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend her!”

“She is very knowledgeable and understanding”

“Dr Smyth checked in on me as soon as she returned from vacation. That meant alot to me!”

“I can’t say enough about Bette!! She’s helped me out more then I ever could expected.”

“Been very pleased how easy it is and the great therapist that I received”

“Dr Smyth is lovely. She is very kind, knowledgeable and confident. She has great strategies to handle many different situations, she is a great listener and thoughtful.”

“Dr Smyth is a very knowledgeable and Christian based therapist that is very competent in her field. The Christ centered values she expresses through her therapy are inspiring to any healing process needed. Can’t say enough about her. She is wonderful.”

“Dr. Smyth exhibits flexibility and is keenly adaptable to what is most suitable for a given client. She provides useful methods and techniques for (helping them help themselves) as well as assisting them gain insight with her own experience and introspection-provoking questions.”

“She’s very honest”

“Dr. Smyth is an amazing counselor and person. Dr. Smyth and I had on going sessions every week for 6 months and without her, I wouldn’t have made it through an extremely difficult time. She is educated, affirming, insightful, and trained. There are really no words to express my gratitude for Dr. Smyth. I thank God that He brought her into my life as my counselor during that time. I would have Dr. Smyth as a counselor again and recommend her to anyone who is needing to talk about very serious matters, even ones that seem impossible for someone to understand. She is truly an angel. I never felt judged in a single session, I instead felt seen, heard, and validated. Definitely consider Dr. Smyth as your counselor!!!! Thank you for everything!!!!”

“Dr. Smyth has been amazing so far. Her approach and delivery and ability to relate my experiences to sound advice and proactive support has been wonderful. I am excited to see her again each week and feel like after our sessions I am more and more on the right path to where I hope to go with my own work involved. Would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for support.”

“In the first session I could tell I was being genuinely listened to and understood by Dr. Smyth. I was filled with more motivation and joy about myself and for my future after our session, and I look forward to future sessions with her.”

“She’s the best therapist I’ve ever had”

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