Dominic Smith, LCSW-C

Dominic Smith is a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and major life changes. He speaks English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese and aims to make the first step toward help feel manageable and straightforward.

He keeps conversations respectful and direct. Dominic adapts the pace to each person, focusing on what feels most useful right now. Sessions often center on understanding feelings, making small changes, and building ways to cope when things get hard.

Dominic blends several approaches to match a person's needs. He uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and from acceptance and commitment therapy to clarify values and next steps. Attachment-based and client-centered ideas shape how he listens and responds in the room.

He has five years of professional experience and describes his work as collaborative. Dominic will tailor dialogue and a treatment plan to each person’s unique situation instead of using a one-size-fits-all model. He emphasizes practical tools and steady progress.

People working with immigration stress, family of origin issues, feelings of emptiness, or difficulties like dissociation and impulsivity may find his focus relevant. Dominic encourages honest conversation and gradual change so people can move toward a more fulfilling life.

How these approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take action toward those values even when emotions are difficult. It can be useful for anxiety, grief, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-world experiments to reduce anxiety and depressive patterns.

Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how past relationships shape current patterns and helps people try new ways of relating to others and to themselves. In practice this often means exploring relationship histories and using that understanding to shift how someone connects and communicates.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dominic will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then adapt methods together. This collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits the person rather than forcing a single model.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also lets people choose sessions that match their comfort with video or audio and can help maintain continuity when life circumstances change.