David Smith, LMHC

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Jungian Therapy focuses on personal meaning, symbols, and life themes to help people understand recurring patterns. It can be useful for those who want to explore deeper questions about identity, purpose, or long-standing emotional patterns.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while taking action toward values-based goals. This approach often fits concerns like anxiety, depression, or trouble making life changes.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental listening stance where the client’s perspective guides the work. It helps people feel heard and builds a foundation for other work, such as setting goals or trying new behaviors.

Choosing an approach happens together. The therapist helps clients identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapts techniques over time. This collaborative process makes it easier to try different ways of working until a good fit appears.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility for work schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or travel. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and text options work well for brief check-ins or reflections between sessions. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care and fit therapy into busy lives.