- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Dion
Dion Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of clinical experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, parenting challenges, and relationship or intimacy concerns. He also supports those coping with career shifts, grief, and burnout from caregiving or first-responder work.
Dion keeps sessions simple and direct. He listens first, then builds a plan with practical steps. He draws on evidence-based methods and breathes room for each person's values and goals.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. His background includes a start in school psychology and later work that led to licensure as an LPC in Texas. That mix of school-based practice and clinical counseling shaped his focus on trauma, addiction, and transitions back to civilian life.
He also has experience working with clients connected to defense-related programs. Treatment choices are tailored to what the person needs. Dion may combine client-centered conversation, cognitive-behavioral strategies, mindfulness exercises, or EMDR techniques when appropriate.
He explains each option in clear language so clients know what to expect. Practical tools are emphasized in sessions. Clients leave with coping skills to use between meetings, such as grounding practices, thought-recording tools, and communication strategies.
The goal is steady progress and skills that fit a busy life. Appointments are offered in multiple online formats including video calls, phone, chat, and text messaging. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Dion conducts sessions in English and practices in Texas.
What Dion works with
Everything Dion lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Dion helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dion lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Dion Uses Therapy Methods Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the client. It helps people feel heard and builds a collaborative plan for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical tools to shift unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep issues. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) uses focused processing techniques to reduce the impact of traumatic memories and related symptoms.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Dion reviews goals and preferences with each person and suggests methods that fit their situation. He treats therapy as a collaboration and adjusts techniques over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls are useful for full conversational work and demonstrations of coping exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, written reflections, or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule and keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Dion
What kinds of concerns does Dion address?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, depression, parenting stresses, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and related concerns such as ADHD and caregiver strain.
What is his general therapy style?
He uses a direct, listening-first style that focuses on practical steps. Sessions blend client-centered conversation with skill-building and structured exercises.
What training and experience does he bring?
He has ten years of experience and holds the LPC credential. His background includes early work in school psychology and later clinical counseling focused on trauma and addiction.
Where is he based and licensed?
He practices in Texas and holds a Texas Licensed Professional Counselor credential, listed as LPC.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He meets with people by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Sessions use a subscription that varies with location and therapist availability and can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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