Danielle Smith, LMHC

07/01/2024

Recognizing narcissistic subtypes 🚩

06/25/2024

Recognizing narcissistic traits: watch for the red flags where self-importance overshadows empathy 🚩

10/18/2023

UPDATE! I have pushed back the ✨hopeful✨ start dates for my DBT group because I am pleased to announce…

I AM NOW ABLE TO ACCEPT SEVERAL INSURANCES including Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare and more! Out of pocket still available at same rate of $25 per session.

✨GROUP INFORMATION✨
✏️ open to clients ages 13-18 in NYS
✏️ conducted via telehealth
✏️ group will learn core mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills
✏️ phone coaching included for skills generalization

More information can be found at my website: https://www.spark-counseling.org/

Alternatively, I can be contacted directly at danielle@spark-counseling.org or (716) 507-9597 with questions, for registration, and/or referrals!

Looking forward to connecting!

10/10/2023

I wouldn't be a DBT therapist if I didn't wholeheartedly believe that everything is happening as it should. I had a plan to launch a blog in a very specific way. And then...everything happened as it should.

Happy , world. Take a moment to take care of yourselves & take care of those around you. Mental health IS health.

I wouldn't be a DBT therapist if I didn't wholeheartedly believe that everything happens as it should. Making this post isn't how I envisioned me launching my blog. Truth be told, I actually have a post that I started last week sitting in my drafts, 75% finished. That was the post I envisioned launc...

10/08/2023

10/02/2023

Announcing a little new and a little old!

✨12-Week Adolescent/Young Adult DBT Skills Mini Course✨
* Open to ages 13-19 in NYS
* 10 spots available per session
* $25/session or $275 pay-in-full discount
* Group conducted over HIPAA-compliant Zoom platform
* Choose your session! Available sessions include Sundays @ 1-2pm from 10/22 to 1/21 OR Fridays @ 7-8pm from 10/27 to 1/12

✨Treating Trauma Collaboratively: Group Cognitive Processing Therapy✨
* Open to clients 18+ in NYS
* 8 spots available
* 14-week closed group running from 11/3 to 2/16
* Group conducted over HIPAA-compliant Zoom platform
* PTSD diagnosis NOT required to attend group!

More information can be found at my website:
https://www.spark-counseling.org/upcoming

Please feel free to contact me to sign up, with any questions/concerns, or to consult on potential referrals!

Email: sparkcounselingny@gmail.com
Cell: (716) 507-9597

09/19/2023

Hi all! Sharing a group I’ll be running starting in November!

- Open to 18+ clients in NYS
- Do NOT need to have PTSD diagnosis to participate (clinicians: clients must have experienced minimum one criterion A event)
- details of trauma will NOT be shared in group

Contact me with any questions, for additional info, or with any referrals for potential clients!

08/29/2023

I have several openings and am now able to accept multiple insurances including Aetna, BCBS of Massachusetts, Cigna, Oscar Health, Oxford, and United Healthcare. I work with adolescents 13+ and primarily focus on borderline personality disorder, anxiety, depression, and trauma (acute, chronic, and complex). If you know of anyone looking for services, please feel free to share 🙂

I strive to guide my clients along their journey towards self-awareness, peace, authenticity, resiliency, and (inner) knowledge. Through the process of having taken this journey myself, I connect with my clients on a deeply personal level, bringing what I can only hope is received as a supportive an...

04/17/2023

Facing your problems with an open mind, even if you don't have a solution quite yet, is how we navigate things with presence & awareness ❤️

01/21/2023

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01/13/2023

Grounding is one of the FIRST things I usually teach all of my clients! Engaging ourselves in the present moment alleviates symptoms of anxiety, panic attacks, and can help distract from rumination. Like any other skill, it takes practice - and practicing when you’re not stuck or not in the heat of an anxiety attack will help you build the neural pathways in your brain needed to help you recall the skill again when you ARE in a state of distress…so practice, practice, practice!

Fifteen skills to better manage stress.