Dr. Joshua Smith
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
About Joshua
I am licensed in Louisiana with 15 years of professional clinical experience. I have helped many cope with and overcome a variety of challenges, crises, conflicts, and griefs. Yet, I feel therapy is a type of partnership whereby two experts work together to realize a healing end, one providing the guidance, and the other execution. So, it’s not all my training, ability, or even wisdom that has gifted me so many opportunities to see people become so much more than they ever thought they could be. It’s also the person that decides to live their life better today than it was yesterday. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy is not easy, but everything we know about recovery is clear to how powerfully therapeutic taking these first steps can be. Welcome to your journey of self-care! I’m grateful to be of some assistance along the way.
What Joshua helps with
- Addictions
- Depression
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Joshua works
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Internal Family Systems
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “He’s great, he really understands me and I’m glad I got matched with him so quickly”
- “Dr. Smith maintains an extremely professional and unbiased presence while also being empathetic and understanding, which is no easy task. He is extremely good at what he does and has been a valuable teacher and listener.”
- “Dr. Smith is great. I like his interactions with my husband and I. He asks thought provoking questions and he really listens to us. We are able to voice how we feel without judgment. I would definitely recommend him over and over again, 10/10!”
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- “Dr. Smith is a compassionate therapist who genuinely dedicates his attention, time, and energy, and shows heartfelt interest in his client. <br /> I always feel enriched and comforted after our sessions. <br /> He is very supportive and sincerely cares about his client’s well-being.”
- “Honestly first time doing therapy and Josh made this way easier then i imagined so higly recommended”
- “Dr. Smith rules! Super helpful. Very chill. Well educated. Able to narrow in on issues and find the best route to deal with them!”
- “Dr. Smith is amazing.”
- “Good therapist”
- “Very kind and understanding.”
- “Dr. Smith understood me right from the beginning. I initially had hesitation about the online format, but the effort he has put in to understand my needs and timeliness he has responded with has been a better experience than I could have imagined even with in person sessions.”
- “Dr. Smith is honest, professional, and very helpful.”
- “Fantastic professional! Wish everyone could have someone as great as Dr. Smith to help them.<br /> 5 stars”
- “Dr. Smith has continued to provide excellent service, wisdom and support throughout our partnership. I feel truly valued and understood and I have reaped the benefits of our work together.”
- “Excellent listener and is able to articulate what I have not been able to articulate about how I feel.”
- “Very understanding and patient with me”
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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