Lindsay Smith , MD, LCPC

Lindsay Smith, MD, LCPC, brings eight years of clinical experience to her practice in Maryland. She focuses on common but painful concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and self-esteem. Lindsay frames clients as the experts in their own stories and helps people take practical steps toward change. She aims to make the first move to therapy feel manageable and hopeful.

Her work is grounded in a respectful, nonjudgmental stance. Sessions are meant to be a place where people feel heard and can talk about what matters most to them. Lindsay emphasizes strengths and practical skills alongside emotional processing. She believes steady progress often comes from small, consistent efforts.

Therapeutic methods include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and client-centered techniques. Lindsay adapts these approaches to what a person needs in the moment instead of using one fixed method. That allows focus on skills like emotion regulation, communication, and coping with life changes.

People seek her help for intimacy-related concerns, attachment and abandonment issues, body image and codependency problems, blended family struggles, and forgiveness or guilt challenges. She also supports those facing divorce, dissociation, or disruptive mood patterns. Sessions address both immediate coping and longer-term patterns that cause pain.

Work is available in English and delivered online through a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Lindsay uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and when life changes feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting thought patterns that keep problems going and then practicing different responses. CBT can help with stress, mood, and relationship patterns.

Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face when schedules allow. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins, ongoing notes between sessions, or a way to process things without a full session. These options make it possible to keep therapy consistent around daily life demands and changing routines.