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Dr. Frederick Smoot

CA LMFT 12959

Credentials

CA LMFT 12959

NPI Number

1982792057

Location

California

Languages

English

Accepting new clients

5 years experience | Intl Clients Welcome

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About Dr. Frederick Smoot

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CA #12959) with over 15 years of experience counseling/ accompanying persons through difficult parts of their life-journeys. I have worked with a wide range of concerns including Isolation. loneliness, fearfulness, anxiety, intimacy/relationship issues, parenting and career challenges, addiction, physical and emotional abuse and life transitions.

My counseling style is warm, curious and appropriately truth-telling.. I treat others with respect and consistent presence. I work to sustain and shame-free context that empowers persons to (re)claim their lies and future with dignity.

I am an accompanist, using therapeutic tools gathered from several clinical approaches. I am relational, client centered, mindful, and strategic. I believe that direction and goals for therapy are shaped together with the client. We will tailor a treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.

Your willingness to reach out for support shows your courage and desire for a better future. I encourage you to take this step, accompanied and supported

I look forward to working with you.

Licenses

LMFT

12959

Professional experience

Addictions
Anger management
Career difficulties
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Coping with life changes
Depression
Eating disorders
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
LGBT
Parenting issues
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual dysfunction
Social anxiety and phobia
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Client-Centered Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Gottman Method
Mindfulness Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative Therapy
Psychodynamic Therapy

Languages

English

15 Reviews

“A pleasant experience.”

“Dr. Smoot has been a great therapist for me.”

“Dr. Smoot is supportive yet challenges my ways of thinking. He is calming for anxious topics and allows me to critically apply new thought processes to old habits. He truly has been wonderful.”

“Dr Smoot has an incredible ability to zoom in and zoom out of complicated problems at your speed. His well rounded background makes it feel like he's been through whatever challenge you're experiencing and his humility makes his feedback easy to appreciate.”

“Excellent. Helpful”

“Excellent help, great listener, provides helpful techniques for mental clarity”

“Dr Smoot is reliable and supportive and excels in his job. Over the last two years, I have had multiple complex mental health issues to deal with. His support has been invaluable as a psychologist, but also as a sparing partner for practical life situations. I highly recommend him.”

“Dr. Smoot brings a wealth of experience and compassion to our conversations. I feel seen and heard and like I’m in a safe space to share.”

“Dr Smoot is both a great listener but also has the capacity to draw from his extensive reading experience to offer a useful quote or insight- something not all therapists have. You can engage with him in depth and on questions of depth. But like all therapy - it is what you make of it. Be clear and bring up the topic - if his response resonates and you want to talk more then you’re into something. I’m clocking more when I steered the conversation towards a topic I thought was secondary but turned out to be primary.”

“Dr. Smoot is a great listener and very intuitive.”

“Awesome”

“I have been with Dr. Fred for about 18 months and I cant say enough about this man. He is caring, asks great questions, pulls from his plethora of tools and experience and is very supportive. A great balance as well by taking tough subjects and breaking them down to digestible pieces. He is a wonderful Dr, and yes, you get a Doctor when you select Dr. Fred which again speaks to his experience and knowledge. I hope he doesnt retire soon! Mahalo Nui Loa Dr. Fred!”

“Dr Smoot is a very caring man, asks great questions and does not judge. A+++”

“Brilliant therapist.”

“Dr Smoot is a fantastic therapist who listens, cares and asks powerful questions”

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