ABOUT

Thriving Family Therapy

K. David Smith, LCSW

ONLINE THERAPY IN OREGON, FLORIDA, & IDAHO

Hi, I’m David, and I believe that doing deep healing work for yourself and your family is the most heroic journey of all.

I know it's possible to heal from childhood and family trauma and all the persistent problems that it creates because I've not only helped many people do so, I've also traveled this path myself. In the process of working through my own history and mental health struggles, including depression, anxiety, codependency, divorce, grief, parenting and coparenting issues, and family dysfunction, I tried just about every type of therapy available. I know how hard it is to find help that actually helps, and just how much change is possible when you do.

When I work with individuals, couples, families, and organizations around childhood and family trauma, relationship issues, parenting and divorce, or living with Autism, it isn't just book learning that I bring to the process. I show up as an authentic human being and fellow traveler who has walked the path myself. I offer deep compassion, nonjudgment, and wisdom – as well as extensive professional experience.

As a therapist, counselor, writer, and coach, I'm passionate about helping fellow humans heal in mind, heart, body, spirit, and relationships because I know exactly how crucial this work is. It can transform not just your own life but that of everyone connected with you. I truly believe that by healing ourselves, we have the potential to heal the world.

Thanks to my own journey, as well as my years of experience, I have complete faith that we can work together to bring more joy and peace into your life. I'm especially passionate about working with healers and helpers – parents, teachers, caregivers, healthcare workers, fellow therapists – because I know how crucial, and challenging, our role is.

It is entirely possible to go from merely surviving to thriving. I would be honored to share this journey with you.

K. David Smith, LCSW, CCTP, CFTP

FOUNDER / THERAPIST

Online in Oregon, Idaho, and Florida – other locations possible depending on local regulations

Specialties:

  • Trauma

  • Family/Parenting Issues

  • Relationships

  • Autism and ADHD

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Separation/Divorce

  • Abuse & Domestic Violence Recovery

  • Support for Teachers and Healthcare Workers

  • Burnout and Stress

Rates:

$215 (individual)

$250 (couple/family)

Hi, I’m David. I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and psychotherapist. I’m also a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, and Certified Family Trauma Professional. I specialize in working with people and families who have experienced trauma, abuse, divorce, neurodiversity, and other complex life challenges.

Much of my professional experience has been as a school-based therapist in elementary schools. I come from a family of healers and helpers – doctors, nurses, chiropractors, therapists, pastors – so service to others is more or less in my blood.

When I'm not seeing clients, you can find me hanging out with my family watching movies, traveling the world, or playing games. My three teenage boys and I are pretty much addicted to The Mandalorian and anything Star Wars-related and have watched almost every Marvel movie ever made.

We also love to make music whenever we can. Between us, one or more members of my family play piano, guitar, saxophone, trumpet, drums, flute, and a little violin. Not much of that repertoire is me, but music is a big part of our lives. We also go on a lot of adventures together, and enjoy scuba diving, hiking, and exploring the world.

On my own, I'm passionate about spending time in nature, especially sailing, scuba diving, and outdoor photography. I’ve traveled to 47 of the 50 US states and 17 other countries on 4 continents. These days I spend a lot of time in Mexico and other parts of Latin America with my wife, who is also a psychotherapist, born and licensed in Peru.

I love to write and have several books in progress – a guide for parents and teachers of children with trauma, another to help healers and caregivers deal with burnout, and just for fun, a historical novel set in 8th-century Constantinople. I’m constantly learning and am usually in the middle of some new training program on an aspect of therapy and healing that I find interesting.

DEGREES:

  • Master of Social Work, Simmons University

  • Master of Fine Arts in Writing (Fiction), Pacific University

  • Bachelor of Arts in Literature (cum laude), Harvard University

LICENSES:

  • LCSW, Oregon #L11298

  • LCSW, Idaho, #43576

  • Florida registered telehealth provider #TPSW3086

  • Certified Family Trauma Professional

  • Certified Clinical Trauma Professional

  • Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist

MEMBERSHIPS:

  • Member, National Association of Social Workers

  • Member, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies