Counseling Services

Real Conversations, Real Solutions: Therapy for Men

Discover a new path forward. Break through stress and anxiety, reignite your relationships, and rediscover your purpose with Dr. Heather Smith— find the fulfilled life you’ve been looking for.

Counseling · Training · Supervision ·

Individual Psychotherapy

Life can be overwhelming, but you don’t have to navigate it alone. I specialize in working with high-achieving professionals, providing tailored therapy to help men navigate the unique pressures they face in both their personal and professional lives. Whether you are struggling with stress, anxiety, burnout, or feeling detached and unfulfilled, therapy offers a structured and supportive space to regain clarity, purpose, and balance.

If you’re looking for a direct, effective, and results-oriented approach to personal growth and well-being, I provide a confidential space to explore challenges, build resilience, and create meaningful change.

Schedule a consultation today and take the next step toward a healthier, more balanced life.

I take an integrative approach rooted in TEAM-CBT, using its structured, results-driven framework as a foundation while thoughtfully incorporating a range of evidence-based strategies, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I). My style blends structure with flexibility and responsiveness to your preferences, ensuring therapy is both highly effective and deeply personalized.
✔ Stress, anxiety, worry, and burnout
✔ Feeling low, numb, detached, or apathetic
✔ Perfectionism and holding overly high standards for self and others
✔ Navigating the demands of masculinity and gender roles
✔ Marriage and relationship issues, including work and family dynamics
✔ Sexual challenges, individually or within a partnership
✔ Career dissatisfaction and professional struggles
✔ Procrastination and time management difficulties
✔ Enhancing personal fulfillment, purpose, and meaning
✔ Life and career transitions, such as breakups, divorce, career changes, aging, and parenting
✔ Spiritual and religious questioning
✔ Improving physical well-being, health, and nutrition
✔ Insomnia and other sleep-related issues
✔ Managing panic attacks and agoraphobia
Sessions are available in person or via telehealth, with the flexibility to mix both for clients who travel. Standard sessions are 55 minutes, with extended sessions available when needed.
Standard sessions are 55 minutes at a rate of $248 per hour, with extended sessions available upon request at the same hourly rate.
Dr. Heather Smith is not accepting new insurance clients at this time; however, patients may be able to use their out-of-network benefits to receive partial reimbursement for sessions. If you’d like to explore this option, you can submit claims directly to your insurance provider. To get a free estimate of your potential out-of-network coverage, you can use Mentaya, a tool designed to help patients determine their reimbursement eligibility. For an additional fee, Mentaya can also help submit claims and get reimbursed. If you need a superbill for claims, Heather can provide that upon request or you can access it anytime through the client portal.

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Individual Therapy for Strengthening Intimate Relationships

Your relationship challenges don’t have to be faced alone. Whether you're working to improve your marriage or partnership, struggling with communication and connection, or navigating uncertainty about the future, individual therapy can help you develop practical strategies and deeper insights to create meaningful change.

As a marriage-friendly therapist, I focus on helping men improve their relationships—even when their partner isn’t in therapy. If your goal is to strengthen your bond, we’ll work on building effective communication, trust, and emotional connection. If you're considering ending a relationship, I provide a thoughtful, supportive space to help you make that decision with clarity. I can also collaborate with your couples therapist to align our work with your relationship goals.

Relationships take effort, but positive change is possible—even if only one person is working on it. If you’re ready to explore new possibilities for connection and fulfillment, I’d be honored to support you.

Schedule a consultation today and take the next step toward a healthier, more balanced life.

• Evidence-Based Methods: I integrate tools from TEAM-CBT, Gottman Relationship Education, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Relational Life Therapy (RLT) and other methods to offer a personalized approach tailored to your needs.
• Collaborative & Engaging: Therapy is a dialogue, not a monologue. We’ll actively work together to develop tools for growth.
• Measurable Progress: Using feedback-informed treatment, we’ll track your improvement and adjust our approach as needed.
Standard sessions are 55 minutes at a rate of $248, with extended sessions available upon request at the same hourly rate.
Dr. Heather Smith is not accepting new insurance clients at this time; however, patients may be able to use their out-of-network benefits to receive partial reimbursement for sessions. If you’d like to explore this option, you can submit claims directly to your insurance provider. To get a free estimate of your potential out-of-network coverage, you can use Mentaya, a tool designed to help patients determine their reimbursement eligibility. For an additional fee, Mentaya can also help submit claims and get reimbursed. If you need a superbill for claims, Heather can provide that upon request or you can access it anytime through the client portal.

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Discernment Counseling for Couples Considering Divorce

If you or your spouse are uncertain about divorce but unsure whether your marriage can be saved, Discernment Counseling offers a structured, compassionate way to explore your options. This short-term, specialized process (maximum 5 sessions) helps couples where one partner is considering ending the marriage and the other is hoping to restore the relationship.

If you're at a crossroads in your marriage, Discernment Counseling provides the time, space, and guidance to make an informed and thoughtful decision about your future.

Schedule a consultation today and take the next step toward a healthier, more balanced life.

✔ Gain clarity and confidence in choosing a path forward—rebuilding the marriage, moving toward divorce, or taking time to decide.
✔ Understand your relationship dynamics and whether your marital challenges are solvable.
✔ Respectful, nonjudgmental approach—no “good guys” or “bad guys.”
✔ Individual and couple discussions to address each person’s unique perspective.
✔ Focus on personal growth and accountability, which benefits future relationships, regardless of the outcome.
🕒 Up to five sessions—the first session is two hours, with subsequent sessions lasting 1.5 hours.
Not suited for:
🚫 Situations where one spouse has already made a final decision to divorce.
🚫 Situations where both spouses have decided to continue working on the relationship.
🚫 Cases of coercion or pressure to participate.
🚫 Relationships with a recent history of domestic violence.
The initial 2-hour session is $496, which includes two 20–30 minute phone calls—one for each partner. This package provides a cost savings compared to standard rates.
Subsequent 90-minute sessions are priced at $372 per session.
Most of the time Insurance does not cover discernment counseling. If you’d like to find out if your benefits differ I’d be happy to provide you the information you need to ask your insurance payer.

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What It’s Like to Work With Me

Active & Engaged

I’m not the kind of therapist who just nods and asks "how does that make you feel?" I challenge, guide, and offer concrete tools to help you move forward. That said, when you need space to process, I can sit back and listen, too... And let's be honest. I probably will also ask you how that makes you feel. I am a therapist, after all, and your feelings matter.
Expect Humor

Therapy doesn’t have to be heavy all the time. Sometimes laughter truly is the best medicine.
Always a Book Recommendation

If you haven’t read the last one I suggested, don’t worry—I’ll still give you another one! Books, articles, podcasts, TED Talks… I'm a voracious learner, and I love sharing resources that can support your growth, including the latest findings from psychology, neuroscience, nutrition, and behavioral economics.
Science-Backed & Practical

I use cognitive-behavioral therapy (TEAM-CBT specifically) as my foundation, integrating ACT, IFS, mindfulness, and any number of other approaches. Research has not shown any "brand" of therapy to be consistently superior to any other, so I value having many tools available that I can flexibly integrate based on your goals and personal style.
Unapologetically Geeky

I will request that we measure your progress toward your goals and that you give me feedback on our work. I'm deeply passionate about the science of psychotherapy, and I'm always striving to be better. In order to be the best therapist I can be for you, I need to know what is going right and what still needs some improvement.
Curious About Men's Experiences

I have a deep positive regard for men and enjoy exploring the unique challenges, pressures, and expectations they face. My years of experience working with men provide valuable insight into masculinity that can inform our work, while my female perspective may offer a new way of understanding your experiences.
Welcoming

Although my website is directed to men, I enjoy working with many different kinds of people. I grew up in a very diverse environment and have family, friends and clients from a wide range of gender, racial/ethnic, political, religious and sexual orientations. If you like what I have to offer please don't hesitate to reach out.
Short-Term or Deep Work—Your Choice

Some clients come to me for focused, results-driven therapy. Others prefer a deeper, long-term exploration of themselves. I enjoy both styles and tailor my approach to whatever you need.
Grounded & Present

I love my work and find it deeply enriching. I’m happy, fulfilled and connected in my personal life, which means I bring my full focus, clarity, and presence to my clients.