Dennis Smith (he/him/his)

PTSD for a long time was thought of as a condition that only military combat caused. That has changed. I have specialized in trauma, including PTSD, and my favorite treatment modalities are CBT & Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Any Trauma that is still causing you a level of distress (beyond 30 days after the event) to the point of negatively affecting you relationally, occupationally, socially, or educationally (if in school), ought to be addressed by a professional.

PTSD for a long time was thought of as a condition that only military combat caused. That has changed. I have specialized in trauma, including PTSD, and my favorite treatment modalities are CBT & Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Any Trauma that is still causing you a level of distress (beyond 30 days after the event) to the point of negatively affecting you relationally, occupationally, socially, or educationally (if in school), ought to be addressed by a professional.

PTSD for a long time was thought of as a condition that only military combat caused. That has changed. I have specialized in trauma, including PTSD, and my favorite treatment modalities are CBT & Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR).

Who isn't feeling anxiety these days with Covid19! It's the #1 most contagious negative emotion, and on the flip side, the #1 most contagious positive emotion is calmness. Find out how many of our clients have reduced their anxiety and increased their calmness.

Who isn't feeling anxiety these days with Covid19! It's the #1 most contagious negative emotion, and on the flip side, the #1 most contagious positive emotion is calmness. Find out how many of our clients have reduced their anxiety and increased their calmness.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) first earned a great reputation for its healing aspects of our military (active and veterans), and with years of past, present, and ongoing research, EMDR has become a highly significant therapy for any form of trauma. A number of interventions appear to be cost-effective for the management of PTSD in adults. EMDR appears to be the most cost-effective amongst them. See EMDRIA.org

I greatly appreciate an Integrative approach, and love the ethical code "do no harm." At Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) we learned several types of therapy, including psychodynamic psychotherapy, and others that can be included as an integrative therapy approach, such as feminist, gestalt, attachment, culturally sensitive, existential, Gottman method, Mindfulness, narrative, and more.

This all begins (for my clients) in-session with Person-Centered (Rogerian) therapy, because arguably no other modality is better at establishing the beginning (and cultivating) what we refer to as the therapeutic alliance (relationship). Most in this field will agree that without the therapeutic rapport there is no real counseling taking place, and without it the client would basically be wasting their time on that couch.

This is an area that took me by surprise! Women(after grad school) began finding and hiring me because they perceived that I was a man that their husband/partner could identify with and gain help from. Some clients have been on the very edge/cliff of divorce, and now with smiles/laughter are grateful to have sought therapy from my practice. Others who seemed to have little relationship issues, have been inspired and with a little work have taken their relationship to a higher satisfaction.