Candace Smith, LCSW

DBT Therapy

Clinically effective treatment for:

Anxiety
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Depression
Disordered Eating

Chronic suicidal and self-harming behavior
Emotion dysregulation
Heightened emotional intensity and reactivity
Intense anger
Interpersonal difficulties
Risky and impulsive behavior

Individual and Group Therapy

Austin, TX

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You can do it from the comfort of your home.

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Why DBT?

You have a hard time regulating your emotions, like anger and anxiety.
You may act in ways that make you feel bad about yourself. Impulsive or emotion driven.
You have trouble with relationships, i.e., you are too anxious to start them or if you are in a relationship, you may be tired of frequent conflicts and strong emotional reactions.
You realize that you’re stuck in dysfunctional patterns, like avoidance, overthinking,and seeking comfort in things like sex, alcohol, food, etc.

If you are tired of your emotions controlling your behavior, and you want to change, DBT is the treatment that can help.

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About Me

Hi, I’m Candace…

I am a DBT therapist in Austin, Texas.

I work with teens and adults who are having trouble keeping their emotions in check, as well as, the parents and/or partners who are in a relationship with them.

It’s my mission to make your life easier by teaching you the skills you need to handle these intense emotions.

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Some Kind Words from Clients (not their real names)

“I brought my 16 year-old to see Candace, and within a few months, my daughter was feeling so much better. She really felt comfortable opening up to Candace, and seemed to learn a lot about herself. ” -Jean

“My life has gotten so much better since I have been in therapy with Candace Smith. She is easy to talk to, and gives insightful feedback and guidance. I have learned to be much nicer to myself and to tame my inner critic.” — Libby

“I love Candace! She has helped me better understand my patterns in relationships, and how to set better boundaries. She understands me better than other therapists I have seen in the past.” — Jane

what is therapy?

Therapy (psychotherapy) is a process of learning more about yourself.

When you understand yourself better, you have more ability to change the patterns that might be getting in the way of feeling as good as you would like.

If you are like most people, you run on auto-pilot; having the same thoughts and reactions day in and day out. You often WANT to change certain patterns, such as negative thinking or using a substance to temporarily feel better, but you find that your engrained tendencies keep pulling you back to the familiar.

Therapy can help you think and act in new ways, by learning techniques to increase awareness to your thoughts and emotions, by learning how to let go and/or reframe unhelpful thoughts, and by learning how to cope in all types of emotional situations.