Nicholas Smith, Therapist, FL

Licensed

Online Counseling

(69 reviews)

MA, LCPC Nicholas Smith

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

Mental health conditions are real, common and treatable.

And recovery is possible.

Nicholas Smith is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

More about me

Licensing: MA, LCPC Years in Practice: 11 State: Florida

If you’re feeling stuck, unmotivated, frustrated, hopeless, lost or ready for a life pivot; you’ve come to the right place. I can help you find a way to live in accordance to your values and goals, by helping manage your emotions more effectively. Sessions will provide insight into how your own thought processes work and identification of where some of your thought processes begin, and how to challenge them for growth.

From practicing in the student counseling center at Moody Bible Institute, hospital inpatient psychiatric unit, private practice, and a drug & alcohol addiction treatment center, I bring dedication alongside my strong and varied experiences to help you or your loved one. Being a counselor means more to me than a job, it is an interest in the psychology and philosophy, but most of all, helping my clients.

Whether life seems difficult right now or you are noticing an area that needs addressed or explored, my goal is to walk alongside in your journey with compassion and professional insight. I use a variety of theories and approaches to fit each individual, and look forward to working with you as you start your pivoting journey.

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Addictions Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes Relationship issues Family conflicts Trauma and abuse Grief Intimacy-related issues Sleeping disorders Parenting issues Anger management Career difficulties Bipolar disorder ADHD
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

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Reviews for Nicholas Smith

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Nick is an exceptional therapist. His empathy, expertise, and professionalism create a safe and supportive environment. From the start, Nick listened attentively, validating my feelings and offering insightful guidance tailored to my needs. He's dedicated to my well-being, exploring various techniques to help me navigate challenges and achieve growth. Nick's commitment has significantly improved my mental health and quality of life. I highly recommend him to anyone seeking effective therapy.

Has been very professional and helpful.

Helped me learn the skills I use to better myself. Has got some great book recommendations!

Nick is just about the most active and supportive listener I’ve ever worked with. Sometimes getting to vent or tell a story or have an emotion is cut off in our society . Nick, he’s so patient to hear what I have to say…but he’s listening to every word. Then he comes back with a perfect follow up question making sense of all I’ve said, to help me learn to problem solve myself! He is incredibly kind, empowering, and interested. I’m so fortunate that he is my therapist. He has definitely improved my life overall…..so grateful,

Nicholas is always punctual when starting a session. He listens with caring and concerns and offers useful comments and insight. The couple of times I have contacted him offline via messaging he had responded in a timely manner. I feel safe and secure when working with Nicholas on my issues.

Nicholas is very insightful and comforting. Does a good job of making you feel safe and helps you open up. Really helps you get the root of the problem and helps you work it out

Nick has been so helpful the last few months. There are many aspects that he has helped, but mostly a chance for me to sort things out in my head. He is a great listener and is very insightful and thoughtful during therapy. He offers helpful ways for me to continue therapy between sessions.

Nicholas really listens to me which is very important to me. We are often so quick to offer suggestions without really hearing the issues being conveyed. I can appreciate that, and I highly recommend him.

Nicholas Smith is both challenging, engaging, and supportive. He is a perfect match of what I was looking for in therapy. He knows how to engage you to foster growth and understanding. He will listen to your every word not only to allow you to convey feelings, but to better understand how he can help you, challenge you for change, and help you be a better you.

Nick is compassionate and patient.

Nick is an incredible listener. He actually hears me, and I don’t have to be making sense or articulate. He is right where I am at in each session, the good days and the ones where I’m really struggling. I feel likehe genuinely cares. And with the caring comes his gentle way of helping me help myself. It’s very empowering and comforting. He is a fantastic therapist.

Nick is a great person to talk to, and he offers the best advice you can take!

Professional, compassionate, always an eager ear

Excellent empathy, very seasoned, very helpful.

Nick has been a rock for me. He understands me and his input is always spot on with regards to where I might want to dig deeper.

Nicholas has been a steady presence as I navigate living with anxiety as well as big transitions in my family. He is always encouraging and cheers me on when I make progress. I wholeheartedly recommend Nicholas.

Nick is an incredible therapist and human being

Wise, insightful and a great listener. Nick has helped me see some tremendously important behaviors (on my part) I probably would have never changed (and improved) without his support.

Nick has been a lifesaver. I was in great need of someone to help me navigate the waters of dealing with a narcissist. He taught me so many things and gave me so many great tools to deal with those issues. He helped me to begin the healing process and taught me how to recognize with and be ok with a relationship no longer being necessary in my life. I feel like I am an overall better person and have a greater understanding of my own life. I'm sure I will be working with Nick again in the future. He is such a special person to me, and an invaluable part of my life.

Mr Smith got me through some troubling times with a good mind and showed me some ways to fix them.

Nicholas Smith is a total pro. More importantly, he is relatable and meets you where you are. Nicholas allows you to speak, vent, explain, whatever you want to call it. I am new to all of this therapy stuff. Truth be told, I have needed this for 20 years and am just now getting to it. If you are new or a vet with therapy, Nicholas is a great person to have on your team and help guide you through this journey of rebuilding, and remaking your life into something greater.

Nick is fantastic and has offered tools to help me work through some things. Thanks Nick!

Very talkative and understanding.

Nicholas has been very patient as I struggled with anxiety while I navigated career and family challenges. He listens so empathetically and wraps up each session with feedback and gentle suggestions to help me navigate the week ahead. I recommend Nicholas wholeheartedly; thank you, Nicholas!

Nicholas is supportive, listens well, and is genuinely interested in my mental health.

I appreciate Nick’s insights. I’m a big talker and like how he is able to help me look at and think about the true essence of an issue. His input has helped rebuild my confidence and guided me toward practical solutions to important matters.

Speaking with Nicholas made me feel safe and like I was being listened to. I never felt judged. This was my first therapy experience and I'm glad I gave it a try.

Nick is an incredibly kind person who truly listens to what you are saying and feeling and is able to offer unbiased guidance. He has helped me sort my emotions and identify my triggers to ultimately lead me to a healthier daily life. Can’t recommend him highly enough.

Nick was there for me when depression had almost gotten the best of me - responding to my needs in a kind and knowledgeable way.

Nicholas Smith is a kind and down to earth professional. I appreciate his expertise.

He seems like a great guy

Nick is a great guy who really understands what he is talking about and makes it very easy to talk about what you think. He leads you to your own conclusion which I really like. A lot of what we talk about are things that I wouldn't have thought about otherwise and he really helps to put those things in the forefront of your mind so that you can examine them and work through them.

Nick is awesome. Great at understanding my goals and love how he gives real life examples that I can associate with. 10/10

Nick is an exceptional counselor. His attentiveness, care, and compassion were exactly what I needed when seeking someone to help with my mental health. Nick has given me so many tools to use to understand my thought processes and maintain a positive level of mental health. He was working with me along every step of this path to wellness.

Very knowledgeable and a respectful human being. He listens to what I have to say ans knew exactly how to handle my situation at hand. Would recommend him across the board.

Nickolas is too notch. He knows when to just listen, gets to know you, and then understands your expectations and learning modes. He knows what questions to ask to get you to better understand issues and offers many approaches, learning perspectives and options to get you toward your goal! He gives you a tool box not only for the issue at hand but future issues. 100% would recommend to anyone!

My sessions with Nicholas have proven crucial to maintaining my mental health as my family adjusts to my mother's recent diagnosis. Nicholas' has a patient and caring presence and makes gentle suggestions. He accommodated a recent technology fail on my part and an additional last-minute session. I enthusiastically recommend Nicholas!

Just started but already enjoying Nick

Nick helps me stay on track with my struggles and has helped me be a better person. My sessions with him are like a weekly R&R so that I'm ready for the following week. He gives me tools to prepare and protect my mental health. Thank you, Nick!

Nicholas was very professional and willing to listen & care. I felt comfortable talking to him on the very first session.

Nicholas is excellent! He has a talent for asking good questions that allows for good self exploration and thought. He is a great listener. Sessions feel more like talking to a friend.

So far so good. I enjoy talking to him. I never thought I would continue on a weekly basis and at times feel like I don't have enough to talk about to fill the time but we always do! Nick is great.

Excellent therapist 10/10

Nicholas has mastered the ability to be a real empath that gives pragmatic advice on how to work through emotions and issues

He is patient and attentive. Helps me feel confident I am on the correct path to positive change. Thank you!!!

Listening is what I expected from a therapist, but Nicholas Smith is above and beyond patient. He listens, acknowledges what he's heard, opens for clarifications but then continues to gently guide discussion to remain focused on positive outcomes.

Nicholas is extremely helpful and attentive and pays attention and listens to what I say and what my concerns are and leads me through my thought process.

Nicholas is the best therapist I’ve ever seen. He’s very kind, listens clearly and has very good solutions. He has an ability to bring things out of you that you didn’t know existed. Highly recommend!!

Nick is attentive and helpful. He offers ideas on different methods I can use to remind myself of important things I want to remember. Nick is supportive of my concerns regarding my journey to wellness.

Nick is very insightful and professional, he has been a great resource for working through issues.

Nicholas has been so kind during this process. He listens well, and offers insight and suggestions that have been so useful and helpful to me. I feel so much better!! and feel this isn't temporary.

He is a good listener and talks when he needs to. I appreciate our conversations.

I’m really enjoying my sessions with Nicholas. He listens very intently and has great guidance. He has been able to give me different perspectives on things so I am able to look at issues at a different angle so I can think about it differently. I look forward to continuing on!

He keeps the ramblings I threw at him focused and would circle back to things that need more attention. Very happy with my experience.

Dr. Smith has been exactly what I was hoping for in a therapist! He is able to ask questions and have conversation that leads him to the issues or struggles that I am wanting to work through. He has given me books to read and journal entry options that help me focus on working through things we talked about that week or over multiple weeks. I am looking forward to the rest of our sessions and would definitely recommend Dr. Smith to others!

I appreciate his words of encouragement and his willingness to listen.

Let’s me vent and talk a lot when I need to. Seems to have a nice blend of offering helpful observations, similarities in behavior, perspective taking, etc. while also letting me do the important work to think about things and come to my own conclusions. He engages with me in a way that I feel heard, respected and valued.

Nicholas smith had done a great job responding and working with me with my struggles. 10 out of 10 would recommend

Nicholas has been a huge help for me since Day 1. Personally, I was someone who didn't think therapy/counseling was beneficial/necessary. While it can be difficult to open up, Nicholas makes it incredibly easy to share what's on my mind. I cannot thank him enough for his support and attention to my life. Working with Nicholas/BetterHelp has been one of the best decisions of my life.

This is my first time with video therapy and Nicholas has helped to make me comfortable. Nicholas has offered tools and suggestions to help me manage my anxiety. His past clinical work gives him solid experience, yet his ability to listen has put me at ease.

I have been working with Nicholas for a short time but even after my first session felt like I better understood the deeper reasons for certain thought patterns I had. He also was able to put a name to it which made me feel understood and less alone. He has helped me so far in realizing things for myself as opposed to telling me this is what it is. That helps me to really make a connection as opposed to agreeing that it makes sense and forgetting about. I feel heard during our sessions and that he sympathizes with my experiences.

At first I was entirely skeptical because the specifics of what I was looking for in a therapist were not met. Now I've come to appreciate our differences and what I thought I was looking for in a therapist. My concerns were met in a better capacity than I could have hoped for. His ability to pierce through the ramblings and concerns with a few short sentences makes me feel seen and heard in ways I didn't know how.

Nicholas is a great person, not just a great therapist. He understands a lot of things that you are going through and acknowledges them. I feel comfortable talking to him and he always got something that can help me face what I fear.

It has been great

Nick is a thoughtful and caring professional. He has helped me tremendously and I’m extremely appreciative of his expertise and responsiveness.

Nick has a relaxed manner that sets me at ease. I feel comfortable talking to Nick about the things that trouble me. I find his suggestions helpful.

Nicholas has done a great job for me. I would recommend him to everyone.

Nicholas, Very patients with listening to what I have to say. He is extremely efficient. He is prompt, honest without sugar coating and I have honestly been more mindful since I consulted his expertise. I highly recommend.

Nick is great to talk to and very responsive. I'm surprised how quickly he was able to understand my goals and help me.

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