A collaborative and dynamic psychotherapist, Dr. Kathryn Smerling specializes in creating healthy and meaningful relationships. She works with individuals and families in all phases of life, crises-related or otherwise. Her extensive professional and educational experience has developed her working knowledge of a broad range of techniques, allowing her to creatively tailor sessions to meet the specific needs of her clients.
Dr. Smerling provides individual adult therapy, as well as comprehensive couples and family therapy. She also specializes in family systems, with an approach that is both inclusive and supportive of children and their needs within the greater picture of the family. Having begun her career as a nursery school teacher, Dr. Smerling has always been an advocate for children and their education.
She is an authority in aiding families going through divorce, both as a parent coordinator and a child advocate, and she is a known expert with families who have children in the autistic spectrum, especially when it comes to working with their siblings.
Dr. Smerling provides individual adult therapy, as well as comprehensive couples and family therapy. She also specializes in family systems, with an approach that is both inclusive and supportive of children and their needs within the greater picture of the family. Having begun her career as a nursery school teacher, Dr. Smerling has always been an advocate for children and their education.
She is an authority in aiding families going through divorce, both as a parent coordinator and a child advocate, and she is a known expert with families who have children in the autistic spectrum, especially when it comes to working with their siblings.
Services
One-on-one therapy for adults focuses on clarifying internal thought processes with present day reality.
Dr. Smerling regularly meets with individuals who are experiencing crisis, conflict, and loss of confidence.
She provides an empathetic ear and a mindful approach to handling life's challenges.
During individual therapy, Dr. Smerling establishes long-term supportive therapeutic relationships for some, and short-term issue-focused relationships for others.
Short-term therapy: Individuals who are specifically focused on a challenging life-crisis may benefit from a short-term approach in therapy.
Dr. Smerling regularly meets with individuals who are experiencing crisis, conflict, and loss of confidence.
She provides an empathetic ear and a mindful approach to handling life's challenges.
During individual therapy, Dr. Smerling establishes long-term supportive therapeutic relationships for some, and short-term issue-focused relationships for others.
Short-term therapy: Individuals who are specifically focused on a challenging life-crisis may benefit from a short-term approach in therapy.
At the onset of commitment within a relationship, or during trying times, couples often experience stress and confusion that can impact their ability to grow together and maintain a heartfelt connection.
For couples just starting their lives together, Dr. Smerling utilizes a proactive approach to help couples establish healthy communication patterns and develop habits that positively impact and promote life-long relationships.
She explores with each couple their unique dynamics, addressing the underlying emotions, motivations, and behaviors in exploration of healthier patterns.
For couples just starting their lives together, Dr. Smerling utilizes a proactive approach to help couples establish healthy communication patterns and develop habits that positively impact and promote life-long relationships.
She explores with each couple their unique dynamics, addressing the underlying emotions, motivations, and behaviors in exploration of healthier patterns.
Dr. Smerling's family therapy work is tailored to meet the immediate and long-term needs of each family, through an understanding of the family dynamic.
Utilizing a family systems approach that is inclusive and supportive, Dr. Smerling explores the balance of relationships in a family system, which are dynamic and constantly changing throughout the various life stages experienced by the family.
Maintaining this balance requires increased client communication and conflict resolution, which may result in unexpected outcomes and realizations that change the course of the client's therapy.
Utilizing a family systems approach that is inclusive and supportive, Dr. Smerling explores the balance of relationships in a family system, which are dynamic and constantly changing throughout the various life stages experienced by the family.
Maintaining this balance requires increased client communication and conflict resolution, which may result in unexpected outcomes and realizations that change the course of the client's therapy.
Protecting children from parental conflict is a crucial aspect of avoiding complications down the line.
In parent coordination, a therapist is enlisted to help make concerted decisions and source resources in the best interests of children, during divorce or other familial or domestic conflict.
Dr. Smerling has extensive experience providing parent coordination and has assisted in this capacity in a variety of circumstances.
Parent coordination combines many of Dr. Smerling's strengths including focusing on the needs of the children, exploring family dynamics, and creating new family dynamics and attachments.
In parent coordination, a therapist is enlisted to help make concerted decisions and source resources in the best interests of children, during divorce or other familial or domestic conflict.
Dr. Smerling has extensive experience providing parent coordination and has assisted in this capacity in a variety of circumstances.
Parent coordination combines many of Dr. Smerling's strengths including focusing on the needs of the children, exploring family dynamics, and creating new family dynamics and attachments.
Children benefit from one-on-one therapy at particularly transformative times in their lives.
Individual child therapy often requires a deft approach.
It must recognize the child's developmental level and needs, their attachment needs, and the impact their relationships have on their lives.
Play Therapy: Play therapy uses a variety of play and creative arts techniques to alleviate chronic, mild and moderate psychological and emotional conditions that could be the underlying cause of problems, or are preventing children from realizing their potential.
Individual child therapy often requires a deft approach.
It must recognize the child's developmental level and needs, their attachment needs, and the impact their relationships have on their lives.
Play Therapy: Play therapy uses a variety of play and creative arts techniques to alleviate chronic, mild and moderate psychological and emotional conditions that could be the underlying cause of problems, or are preventing children from realizing their potential.
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