Deborah Smart

Deborah Smart is a dedicated mental health professional in Florida with 22 years of experience. She holds a BS in Education, an M.Ed. in School Counseling, and an MA in Mental Health Counseling, and she is licensed as FL LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) MH11155.

Her personal and professional path was shaped by the mentorship of others, and she considers it a blessing to offer that same guidance to people seeking growth and healing. Over the course of her career she has worked in multiple counseling settings and developed expertise in trauma, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and family-related challenges.

Deborah believes that most people carry some degree of brokenness and that meaningful healing comes from understanding past and present pain so they can move toward their fullest potential. For those who want it, she includes Christian counseling as part of her approach.

Her style is warm and collaborative, grounded in the view that change happens through human connection. She helps individuals learn to communicate from the heart, listen to understand, and take tangible steps to relieve emotional pain and discomfort. Using evidence-based therapeutic approaches, she views it as an honor to walk alongside clients as they pursue wholeness, clarity, and renewed purpose.

Prospective clients are encouraged to check her available times. She notes that she can often make additional times available when contacted - just share the times that work best and she will do her very best to find a morning, afternoon, or evening appointment that fits and will personally schedule those sessions.