About Dion
Dion Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of clinical practice. He helps people who are struggling with anxiety, stress, trauma, addiction, depression, grief, and a wide range of life changes. Dion writes in simple terms and focuses on what needs to change now.
He draws on a background that began in school psychology and evolved into counseling work. That experience shaped his approach to assessment, referral, and practical treatment planning.
Background and approach
He uses techniques from cognitive-behavioral work and mindfulness alongside other methods to help clients manage symptoms and build skills. Dion often supports people working through trauma and substance use concerns. He also assists those facing relationship strain, parenting stress, career shifts, and issues around identity and intimacy.
He tailors each plan to the individual's goals rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Sessions emphasize clear steps and skills you can use between meetings. Dion blends talk-based strategies with experiential tools and guided exercises.
EMDR is one of the options he may draw on for trauma processing when appropriate. Clients can expect straightforward, goal-oriented work that focuses on present problems and forward progress. Dion practices in Texas as an LPC and offers a mix of session formats to fit different schedules.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship. It helps people feel heard and find their own solutions to anxiety, relationship strain, or self-esteem issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to reduce symptoms like panic, worry, and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication for people dealing with intense feelings or ongoing relationship conflict.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try specific techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist work together to decide whether CBT, DBT skills, client-centered work, or a mix is the best fit.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and exercises. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, homework discussion, or when writing feels easier. These options provide flexibility so therapy can fit into a client's life.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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