Lindsay Smith

Empathetic clinician blending practical therapy and medical insight

MD, LCPC Maryland

Experience: 8 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Lindsay

Lindsay Smith is a licensed clinician in Maryland with eight years of professional experience combining medical training and counseling practice. She draws on an integrative, client-centered foundation to help people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, depression, and major life transitions.

Background and approach

Her background as an MD and an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) informs a practical, compassionate approach that respects each person's strengths and values. She emphasizes collaboration and a nonjudgmental stance, helping clients explore intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem, attachment and abandonment issues, blended family challenges, and related areas such as forgiveness, guilt, and codependency.

Lindsay uses evidence-informed techniques including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness practices, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, and solution-focused strategies tailored to individual needs. Her aim is to create an understanding space where clients can identify goals, build coping skills, and take steps toward greater wellbeing.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; it offers practical tools to address anxiety, depression, and relationship or communication problems by teaching skills that can be practiced between sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes values-based action and learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to meaningful behavior changes, which can be helpful for coping with life transitions and persistent emotional struggles.

Client-centered therapy centers the client's perspective and strengths, offering empathic listening and support so clients can explore what matters most to them and set personal goals. Lindsay uses these approaches collaboratively, discussing options and tailoring strategies to each person’s goals, preferences, and needs rather than assuming a single method from the start.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for scheduling and lets clients access care from different locations. These formats make it easier to continue consistent work on skills, check in between sessions, and choose the communication style that fits a client's routine and comfort level.

Frequently asked questions

What types of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, depression, coping with life changes, intimacy-related concerns, and self-esteem issues, along with related topics such as abandonment, attachment, and communication problems.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is integrative and client-centered, offering an understanding, compassionate environment that emphasizes collaboration and clients' strengths while using structured skill-building when helpful.

What is her background and experience?

She has eight years of professional experience and has worked with children, adolescents, young adults, and adults in individual and family counseling settings.

What credentials and location should I know about?

She holds an MD and is an LCPC with license number MD LCPC LC12644, and she practices in Maryland.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to start working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression Coping with life changes

Also works with

Intimacy-related issuesSelf esteem

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessForgivenessGuilt and shame ImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMood disorders Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Maryland

Languages

English