My name is Lee Smith. I am a licensed clinical social worker who also holds a master of divinity that lives and practices in Atlanta, Georgia. During the last two decades I have worked within affirming churches and ministries with populations that have been marginalized by the greater population. In 2006 I expanded my training through working in hospitals clinics day programs and insurance companies. In those settings I used cognitive behavioral, reality-based and humanistic therapies while working with persons with serious and persistent mental illness and provided therapy to individuals, couples, and families. As I considered private practice I wanted my focus to help fill the gaps within the behavioral health services in the metro Atlanta area. As an African-American male therapist I think it was important to specialize in working with African-American men, adolescents couples and members of the LGBTQ community. While I can work with most populations, I felt that this population was underserved and may benefit from having a dedicated African-American male therapist.
Specialties:
Depression
Anxiety
Relationship issues
Stress
Workplace concerns
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy issues
Anger management
Religious trauma
Self-esteem
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Therapy for clergy and spouse
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Compassion fatigue, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Blended Family Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Commitment Issues, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Fatherhood Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Men's issues, Military and Veterans Issues, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Prejudice and Discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexuality, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy
GA LCSW CSW004817