Ariel Smith (she/her)

PhD
Accepting Clients

Dr. Ariel is a Licensed Psychologist based in Houston, TX. She provides socially conscious, effective, and client centered care.

Clinical Psychologist in Texas

Services
  • Individual
  • Adolescent/Teen

About My Clients

At Speak Life Psychotherapy, the goal is to improve quality of life and help you to create the best version of yourself. Whether the need is to heal from childhood trauma, lighten the weight of depression, regain control over anxiety, or simply receive support through a major life transition, Dr. Ariel will meet you exactly where you are. Then, she will partner with you on the journey to where you are called to be.

My Background and Approach

Dr. Ariel provides individual psychotherapy services for adolescents and adults across the lifespan for concerns including: + Trauma & Adjustment Issues + Relationship & Communication Problems + Difficult Transitions & Stage of Life Problems + Anxiety + Depression + Chronic Health Concerns She utilizes a results-oriented and strengths-based approach to therapy that focuses on empowering clients to improve their quality of life. Dr. Ariel's therapeutic style is fundamentally culturally-informed, evidence-based, trauma-informed, and health-focused. Her work is primarily grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Dr. Ariel also has specialized expertise in health psychology and regularly incorporates the power of the mind-body connection to promote holistic health and overall wellness.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

Representation. It is important to be able to connect with your therapist on a fundamental level. Dr. Ariel provides a nonjudgmental environment that is safe and accepting of individuals from all backgrounds and walks of life, including those whose voices are not always heard and have often been pushed to the margins and made to feel invisible. Quality. The disparities and inequalities in healthcare often result in individuals with the highest need receiving the lowest quality care. Dr. Ariel provides high quality and effective services to all. Access. Life is difficult enough without the barriers we can experience while trying to seek help. Dr. Ariel is committed to making the process as convenient, flexible, accommodating, and painless as possible.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Culturally Sensitive Therapy Integrative Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Anger Management Therapy
  • Attachment Theory
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Intervention
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Relational Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Relationship Issues Systemic Oppression Therapy
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Bipolar
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Insomnia
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Physical Disability
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Spirituality
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Christianity

At A Glance

  • Experience: 1 year of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $185 - 250/session

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