Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
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.
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Dr. Frederick Smoot is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California. He holds a California license as a Marriage and Family Therapist, registered under license number 12959, and brings five years of professional clinical experience to his work.
Dr. Smoot has supported people facing a broad range of concerns, including stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy challenges, family conflicts, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, parenting difficulties, anger management, self-esteem struggles, career-related issues, and adapting to life changes. He also works with LGBT clients and offers coaching for practical next steps.
His therapeutic approach is warm, curious, and honestly guided. He strives to offer respectful, steady presence and to maintain a shame-free environment that helps people reclaim dignity in their lives and future. Dr. Smoot describes himself as an accompanist who draws from multiple clinical methods to meet each person where they are.
Relational and client-centered in orientation, he integrates mindfulness and strategic interventions while collaborating with clients to shape treatment direction and goals. Together with each client he tailors a plan to address specific needs and priorities.
Reaching out for support is often a first courageous step toward change, and Dr. Smoot looks forward to partnering with individuals who are ready to pursue a better future.
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