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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.Sand therapy and dramatic play, for example, provide children with a variety of possible outlets with which to express themselves.
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.Sand therapy and dramatic play, for example, provide children with a variety of possible outlets with which to express themselves.
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C. L.
May 06, 2021
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I have been seeing Dr. Smerling for two years, for couples therapy with my husband, and from time to time individually. She has consistently demonstrated a caring, empathetic, and personal approach in her interactions with us. She has helped us to relate to each other better as a couple, to overcome some challenging issues we faced, and has helped us to better support our children when they needed it and to do a better job parenting together as a team. She is adept at making both sides of a couple feel heard and understood (this is very hard to find with a therapist), and at opening a pathway for
Melissa F.
Nov 28, 2020
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Dr. Smerling is the absolute least professional therapist in history. She is biased, inappropriate, and competitive. She made my marital problems much worse instead of helping, and even went so far as to call my soon-to-be ex husband an "a-------" in a private conversation with me. Yet she vastly favored him. She allowed my children to move to a different town, thereby causing massive and perpetual problems. She changed her mind constantly and told me to just "move on and find a new husband."
I would highly suggest finding someone else if you want help. She caused me much
I would highly suggest finding someone else if you want help. She caused me much
Melissa Foss
Jul 29, 2020
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Dr. Smerling is the worst doctor of any kind I have ever seen. She is biased, competitive with women, wavers with her opinions, lies, and seems to care more about her PR than treating her patients. She is not to be trusted with any serious issue. She literally told me to just "go out and find another husband." Stay away.
Anthony
Oct 11, 2019
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Jun 10, 2019
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Sep 24, 2018
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