- Attachment based work
- CBT techniques
- EMDR offered
About Lee
Lee Anne Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience practicing in Colorado. She works with adults facing depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, ADHD, addictions, and concerns around sexual identity among other stress-related issues. Lee Anne lists guilt and shame among the topics she addresses and often sees these feelings tied to relationships, family history, faith, or past events.
Her sessions are conversational and interactive. She draws on client-centered methods to listen closely and prioritize what matters most to the individual. That helps clients name painful feelings and figure out immediate, practical next steps.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to notice unhelpful thinking and try different responses in day-to-day life. DBT skills are used when strong emotions need steadier regulation and clearer boundaries. EMDR is offered as an option when trauma memories are a central problem.
Lee Anne frames work around attachment and life experience, helping people look at patterns that repeat in relationships. She pays attention to how family of origin, abandonment, and codependency show up in current choices. Conversations may include communication, commitment, intimacy, and forgiveness.
Sessions include practical tools and short-term strategies alongside deeper reflection. Her approach aims to be straightforward and respectful, with the client guiding what to focus on next. People who carry guilt or shame often begin by naming what they feel and then testing small changes in thinking and behavior.
How her approaches translate to online work
Lee Anne uses attachment-based ideas to look at recurring patterns in relationships and how those patterns affect current emotions. That approach focuses on identifying connection needs and testing new ways of relating in everyday life.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to spot thinking patterns that amplify guilt or shame and to practice different responses. CBT often involves setting small behavioral experiments and tracking what changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then suggest trying methods that fit those priorities. The plan can be adjusted as things move forward.
The biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, or let someone avoid being on camera if they prefer. Licensed professionals can adapt EMDR, CBT exercises, and attachment conversations to remote sessions, and the therapist will discuss how to work with specific approaches when arranging sessions.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Texas, Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and related concerns including guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses client-centered conversation and cognitive behavioral tools to help name those feelings and try concrete changes in thinking and behavior.
What is her background and clinical experience?
She has 15 years of counseling experience and combines attachment-focused methods with CBT, DBT skills, and EMDR when appropriate.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is an LPC licensed to practice in Colorado and Texas and is based in Colorado.
Can I work with her if I don’t live in the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.