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Joseph Smith, LMHC
Staff Therapist, Clinical Lead
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Biography
I subscribe to a humanistic, motivational enhancement, and cognitive behavioral framework. Understanding the benefit of therapeutic rapport, I foster an environment of self-acceptance and self-awareness while promoting intrinsic motivation for patients to act as their own catalyst of change. I have a passion for working with individuals from diverse backgrounds, the LGBTQIA+ community, women with reproductive challenges, and victims of domestic violence.
I earned my Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Eastern Kentucky University in 2015 and have worked with patients in a clinical capacity for the past six years. While in graduate school, I was exposed to various clinical and research experiences, where I found my passion in examining the motivational factors of human behavior. My academic work strengthened my interest in working with individuals in a therapeutic capacity, which ultimately led to advanced experiential training in crisis interventions and the treatment of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Before relocating to New York City, I worked with individuals in under-served communities in the Appalachian region.
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Education and training
• Eastern Kentucky University