Patrick Smith
Calm, practical therapy for stress and relationships
LPC Pennsylvania
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Patrick
Patrick Smith is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania who blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered and attachment-informed perspectives to help people manage life’s pressures. He brings 15 years of clinical experience to sessions, focusing on practical strategies alongside careful listening.
Background and approach
Patrick emphasizes that individuals already contain resources for change and works to amplify those strengths while addressing patterns that get in the way. His practice supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family strains, addictions, trauma and grief, and a range of intimacy and self-esteem concerns.
Additional focuses include issues such as abandonment, attachment wounds, codependency, communication and commitment struggles, and substance-related problems. Patrick uses an adaptable, non-directive stance that honors each person’s priorities while offering evidence-informed tools to build coping skills and healthier patterns.
Clients can expect a collaborative process that explores difficult experiences, processes emotions, and develops concrete strategies for day-to-day life. He frames therapy as a place for growth and new perspective, helping clients move from feeling overwhelmed toward clearer choices and improved functioning.
Online approaches that combine skills and connection
Patrick integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work to help clients shift unhelpful thoughts and build practical coping skills. CBT focuses on identifying and changing thought and behavior patterns that contribute to stress, anxiety, depression, or addictive behaviors through structured exercises and skill-building. ACT emphasizes values-based action and developing psychological flexibility, helping people move toward meaningful goals even when difficult feelings are present.He also draws on Attachment-Based ideas to explore relational patterns and how early bonds influence current intimacy and communication problems, which can be useful when working through relationship, family, or abandonment concerns. Across approaches the emphasis is collaborative: the therapist partners with clients to identify goals, test strategies, and choose the methods that best fit each person’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy with Patrick is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for differing schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to engage in skill practice, process emotions, and maintain continuity of care while allowing clients to access support from wherever they are in Pennsylvania.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Pennsylvania
Languages
English