Stillwaters Counseling

About





 

Sharon D. Smith 

Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC)

I am a passionate person who is about connecting with people to help them reach their full potential. I have worked as a volunteer in outreach groups for several years serving underserved women and teens. Upon completing graduate school, I shifted and focused from outreach to counseling. I have counseling experience with adolescents and adults in an outpatient, inpatient, in-home, and prison settings. Most recently I've worked with children, adolescents, and adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses and trauma related issues. My approach is a person-centered approach to counseling, with the primary focus to cultivate an open and warm relationship with individuals to self-explore and pursue personalized goals. Strengths utilized in my therapeutic approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance Therapy, as well as exploring the relationship between past struggles and present issues. Lastly, I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) an empirically validated treatment for trauma, to address psychological and physiologic symptoms stemming from adverse life experiences.  Currently I am the only counselor in Las Vegas to implement VR-Mindfulness implementations for children/adolescence in sessions. I am an experience Christian counselor and will provide upon requested and as a Christian, I enjoys utilizing and incorporating a Biblical perspective in therapy.  However, regardless of your belief system, it is most important that I create an open and comfortable space for all of my clients. Helping you examine your belief systems and creating healthy coping skills as you start your journey to hope, healing and true happiness!