Deborah Smart, LMHC
Florida · 22 years in practice
Deborah Smart is a licensed mental health counselor with 22 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH11155 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1720418718 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Deborah
Deborah Smart is a licensed mental health counselor with 22 years of clinical experience. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Education, a Master of Education in School Counseling, and a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling. Deborah combines her training and long career to guide people through hard moments with care and clarity.
She has worked in many counseling settings and focuses on issues such as trauma, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and family-related challenges.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with grief, stress, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and career questions. For clients who want it, she includes Christian counseling as part of the approach. Deborah describes her style as warm and collaborative.
She helps people learn to say what matters, listen in ways that build understanding, and take clear steps to reduce emotional pain. Her work often draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address attachment and relational patterns. She also uses approaches like cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness to help with thoughts, behavior, and staying present during hard moments.
Dialectical skills are available when clients need support with strong emotion regulation and coping strategies. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented while still honoring each person’s story. Deborah aims to help people find more clarity, renewed purpose, and steadier relationships.
She will work with each client to set achievable steps toward those goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Deborah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Deborah names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Deborah’s approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotional bonds and patterns in relationships. In sessions this means noticing feelings and the ways they shape how people connect, then practicing new ways of reaching for safety and closeness. This approach is often used for relationship and intimacy-related concerns as well as attachment wounds.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past and present relationships shape current feelings and behavior. It helps people make sense of their reactions, reduce shame, and build more supported ways of relating to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replaces them with clearer, more effective habits, which can ease anxiety and depression.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then tailor methods to the person’s needs. This collaborative process helps make sure sessions stay relevant and practical.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging offer shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep continuity when schedules change.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Deborah commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career questions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and collaborative. She focuses on connection, clear communication, and practical steps to reduce emotional pain.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 22 years of experience working in multiple counseling settings and has developed wide-ranging expertise across mood, trauma, and family-related challenges.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC - practicing from Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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