Calen Smith, LMHCA
Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate
Originally from Georgia, Calen (she/her) recently moved to the Pacific Northwest. Calen completed her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Mississippi College in 2023. She then completed her counseling internships at the Mississippi College Counseling Center and in private practice where she worked with adults ages 18 and up. Calen believes that therapy is an individualized and utilizes a variety of interventions.
Calen values meeting people where they are and going at their own pace. She deeply values connection, communication, empowerment, trauma-informed care, and personal development. Calen wishes to offer a space where her clients feel comfortable to process life, choices, and goals that lead to a foundational sense of identity and healing. She believes her role is to come alongside her clients to support them with unconditional positive regard and an open mind. Above all, Calen is a human too, and she looks forward to exploring the human experience with you warmly and collaboratively.
Specialties
Adjustment Difficulties
Identity Development and Exploration
Significant Life Transitions
Change to Spiritual and/or Religious Identity
Relationship Concerns
Childhood Attachment & Trust Issues
Communication & Boundary Setting
Codependency & Family Dynamics
Self-Esteem Concerns
Resilience Building & Strength-Based Treatments
Shame & Self-compassion
Body Image
Trauma
Emotional, Verbal, Sexual, Mental, Physical Trauma
Relational Trauma
Anxiety & Depressive Disorders
Generalized Anxiety Disorder & Panic Disorder
Social Anxiety
Major Depressive Disorder
Functional Difficulties
ADHD
Time Blindness/Time Management
Executive Functioning Concerns
My Approach To Therapy
I approach therapy from a trauma-informed lens utilizing person-centered therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic approaches, acceptance-based therapy, and mindfulness-based interventions. I’m flexible, warm, light-hearted, gentle, collaborative, and I deeply desire to create a therapeutic relationship with each of my clients that ensures that they feel heard and safe. I don’t believe in robotic blank-slate therapy. With me, you’ll encounter a human that also experiences the good and the difficult things in life. You might laugh with me, have fun with me, or cry with me, and all are a part of the human experience.
I provide an individualized approach to therapy, which means I combine interventions and approaches from various evidence-based theories. We’ll work together to figure out what you’re looking for and adjust as needed. I believe that you are the expert of yourself and my goal is to come alongside you and support you as you process your life experiences and goals. My primary relational goals for your therapy experience are for you to feel empowered, believed, trusted, and for you to feel safe to access deep processing. I approach things that come up in therapy with curiosity and an open mind. We’ll work together to create your own personal goals and work towards those goals collaboratively and at your own pace.
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I work with adults ages 18 and up. I provide exclusively telehealth therapy options.
Investment
Intake: $165
60 Min. Sessions: $145
Accepted Insurance Plans:
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Regence BlueShield and Uniform plans
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Premera
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Private Pay