Lee Anne Smith, LPC

Lee Anne Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of clinical experience working with adults facing mood, attention, and trauma-related concerns. She is licensed to practice in Colorado and Texas and brings a warm, interactive style that emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassionate care.

Her clinical focus includes depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive concerns, ADD/ADHD, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress, and sexual identity questions. Lee Anne blends cognitive-behavioral tools with narrative approaches to help clients identify patterns, reframe unhelpful thoughts, and build practical skills for daily life. She also integrates EMDR when appropriate to address traumatic memories and their lingering effects.

Assessment and treatment are tailored to each person, with dialogue and plans shaped around individual needs and goals. Known for creativity and flexibility in clinical work, Lee Anne adapts techniques to suit different learning styles and life circumstances. She collaborates with clients to set achievable steps and supports progress through concrete strategies and reflective conversation.

Lee Anne welcomes those seeking structured skill building as well as more exploratory, narrative work, offering a balanced approach that combines evidence-informed methods with an empathetic therapeutic presence.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Lee Anne Smith uses several evidence-informed methods to support healing and change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and modifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression; it teaches practical skills for coping and problem solving. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach that can help people process traumatic memories and lessen their emotional intensity through structured processing techniques. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the therapist offers empathy and support while clients explore their own goals and values.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Lee Anne partners with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting methods over time so therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single model onto every situation. Licensed professionals and therapists work together with clients to evaluate progress and refine the plan.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility: sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone meetings, live chat, or ongoing text-based messaging to suit different routines and comfort levels. This range of options makes it easier to maintain continuity of care, integrate skills into daily life, and access consistent support even when schedules are busy or travel is limited.