Fake Ted Smith 

(Pronouns: He/Him)

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

I’ve spent almost 40 years helping people face what’s been too painful, hard, confusing, or elusive to face alone.

Therapy, as I see it, isn’t about fixing what’s broken.
It’s about reconnecting with what’s most alive, truthful, and sacred in you.

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I specialize in helping individuals and couples who:

  • Feel disconnected or caught in repeating relationship patterns

  • Struggle with anxiety, shame, or the effects of trauma

  • Want therapy that’s emotionally alive, not endlessly analytic

  • Value depth, authenticity, and the possibility of spiritual integration

If you’re looking for a space that honors both your human complexity and your inner wisdom, this may be the right fit.

Therapeutic Style & Approach

My therapist style is based on what is needed moment by moment. No therapeutic journey is the same as anyone else's. It is a unique emergent relationship which attends to what is called.  It is NOT a one size fits all, scripted or manualized  treatment. It is a shared space, that we all contribute to. 

Modalities

  • Experiential Dynamic Therapy (ISTDP and other EDT models)

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Gestalt Therapy

  • Trauma- and Attachment-Informed Care

  • Pastoral/Spiritual Counseling

  • Somatic and Martial Arts Influences (Daoist practice, Chi Gung, Tai Chi, Aikido)

 

Training & Background

  • Ph. D. Human Sexuality;  California Institute of Integral Studies
  • Masters In Counseling and Human Development University of Pennsylvania
  • Ongoing supervision and training with senior trainers in the Experimental Dynamic Therapy Community
  • Internal Family Systems 
  • Couples and relationship Therapeutics: Gottman, PACT, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Dynamic perspectives.
  • Supervision with Esther Perel and 
  • Accelerated Experiential dynamic Psychotherapy for couples with David Mars, MFT, Ph