About Avis
Dr. Avis Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of experience in mental health. She trained at Texas Southern University and the University of Houston system and practices from Texas.
She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety while navigating other life challenges. She has worked in schools, outpatient clinics, residential programs, and in-home settings. That range means she has seen many ways people struggle and adapt.
Background and approach
She draws on practical methods to help people move forward rather than getting stuck on problems. Her most used method is Solution-Focused Therapy. That approach emphasizes small, realistic steps and clear goals.
Sessions look at current strengths and what is already working, then build on those things to create change. Dr. Smith describes her style as supportive and collaborative.
She works with clients to set goals and pick strategies that fit their lives. Conversations are direct, grounded, and aimed at making daily life easier to manage. Common concerns she addresses include family and parenting stress, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, anger, career changes, and compassion fatigue.
She also focuses on attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, cancer-related stress, and self-worth issues. Therapy is offered in English and delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and pricing varies by location and therapist availability.
Solution-Focused Care Delivered Online
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps that move a person toward their goals. It looks for what is already working and helps build on those strengths to reduce worry and improve daily functioning. This approach can be useful for anxiety, stress, life transitions, and relationship concerns.In sessions with Dr. Smith the focus is on collaboration. She will help clients choose an approach that fits their needs and goals. That might mean starting with short-term solution-focused work and adjusting the plan as progress and preferences emerge. The process is a partnership where goals are revisited and techniques are tailored over time.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people see each other and work face to face. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, reflections between sessions, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, handle sudden stressors, or keep up steady support while managing a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Forgiveness
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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