Jeffery Smith MD

12/13/2025

Here are thoughts about a difficult psychotherapy involving shame as well as an element of countertransference. Please enjoy!

Looking at a case where progress seems stalled.

10/21/2025

From SEPI's Istanbul conference, is this a turning point in how we understand the action of psychotherapy?

08/13/2025

Going to the infrastructure of psychotherapy to find what all therapies have in common...

A simple plan for overcoming the divisiveness of psychotherapy

06/24/2025

Really, its time for change, and it's genuinely possible

Why its time for changes in teaching and what to do.

01/18/2024

Join Dr. Jeffery Smith on Wednesday, January 24 at 4:00 pm EST for an eye opening look at finding your way in therapy and the opportunity to join our Psychotherapy Coaching Community. Click here: https://www.howtherapyworks.com/coaching-webinar-sign-up

01/18/2024

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Join Dr. Jeffery Smith on Wednesday, January 24 at 4:00 pm EST for an eye opening look at finding your way in therapy and the opportunity to join our Psychotherapy Coaching Community. Click here: https://www.howtherapyworks.com/coaching-webinar-sign-up

01/18/2024

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01/10/2024

Psychotherapy Coaching: A novel approach to therapist support...

A novel approach to therapist support: Psychotherapy Coaching

01/02/2024

Four fresh ways to improve psychotherapy in 2024

Thoughts on the directions I took in 2023 and where I'm going in 2024.

12/20/2023

Holiday Greetings: A Post on the power of hope in therapy and in life

A discussion of hope as a barrier to progress and a driver of progress.

03/14/2023

Please join me for a deeper look into a fascinating topic: Dignity

A deeper look at the nature and management of dignity

12/20/2022

Don't want to be a therapy disciple? Twenty-five TIFT* essays on clinical , 100% independent of branded therapies and orientations. *(TIFT means Tuesday is For Therapists, a series of blog posts on psychotherapy integration.)

Brief summaries of the 25 blog posts of 2022.