Matthew Smith

Matthew Smith, LMHC, brings 20 years of clinical experience and a childhood as the 11th of 13 children to his practice. Growing up in a large household provided an extended view of family dynamics and hands-on lessons about discipline and roles within the home. He references his parents' example of a well-ordered household and combines that template with his own experience as a parent when working with families. Those early influences inform his attention to interaction patterns and caregiving responsibilities.

Matthew has shared that he experienced abuse in fifth and sixth grade and that those memories shaped his early behaviors and self-perception. Over time he chose to respond to those memories in ways that foster healing and personal growth. His clinical focus includes stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, and depression. He also attends to related areas such as abandonment, attachment, divorce and separation, addiction, obsessive behaviors, post-traumatic stress, men's issues, and other matters listed in his profile.