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01About Avis
Dr. Avis Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings 15 years of experience in mental health. She earned a doctoral degree from Texas Southern University after completing graduate work at the University of Houston - Victoria and a bachelors degree at the University of Houston.
She practices from Texas and offers care in English. Her work focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, and relationship strain. She also helps people dealing with parenting concerns, self-esteem, anger, and life changes.
Background and approach
Trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue are also in her scope of focus. Dr. Smith favors straightforward, practical sessions.
She often uses a solution-focused approach that looks at present strengths and small steps toward specific goals. In conversation she aims to be supportive and down-to-earth while helping clients set realistic next steps. In sessions she partners with people to clarify goals and try strategies that fit their life.
She draws on experience from educational, outpatient, residential, and in-home settings to tailor what she offers. That variety informs how she helps people tackle communication problems, blended family issues, and attachment concerns. Clients can expect a calm, goal-oriented style that balances empathy with actionable plans.
Dr. Smith also addresses career concerns, coping with serious illness such as cancer, forgiveness, and womens issues. She works with young adult issues and supports people who want to strengthen self-love and rebuild trust.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 68239 · expires May 2026
- NPI
- 1174902324 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Avis lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Avis names
These are the methods Avis names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Solution-Focused Care and Online Sessions
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on what is working now and on small, practical steps to reach clear goals. It is useful for stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting questions, and coping with life transitions. The approach keeps conversations brief and action-oriented so progress can show up quickly.The therapist will collaborate with each person to find the best approach. That means discussing goals, trying a method, and adjusting based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques fit the client's needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make participation easier. Video works well for more in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions take less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or messaging can be good for short check-ins, ongoing support, or when writing out thoughts helps. These options allow flexible scheduling and make it simpler to access therapy from different places and routines.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, anger, career changes, intimacy-related issues, compassion fatigue, and related topics.
What is the therapeutic style like?
The style is supportive and practical, focusing on present strengths and clear goals. Sessions emphasize small, achievable steps to address day-to-day problems.
How much experience does the therapist have?
Dr. Smith has 15 years of experience working in the mental health field across educational, outpatient, residential, and in-home settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - in Texas and practices from that state.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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