Stephen Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has been working with Williamsville Wellness since 2021. Stephen completed his Master of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling from Virginia Commonwealth University. Stephen is currently an EMDR clinician in-training, and he has experience working in a variety of settings in the mental health field, including addiction services, crisis services and Community Service Boards, as well as in-home working with children/adolescents and their families.
Stephen’s approach to therapy is trauma-informed, person-centered, and experiential. He aims to help people achieve change through improving their connections with themselves and their emotions, gaining insight into their issues, and forming better connections with others. His primary areas of focus are the intersection of addiction with issues of trauma, anxiety, depression, shame, and interpersonal relationships, and he incorporates techniques from EMDR, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and emotion-focused and mindfulness-based approaches.
