LCSW
Floyd Smith, LCSW
- Experience39 years
- LocationMissouri
- Focus areasADHD, Trauma and abuse, and Grief
- Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Floyd
Floyd Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with 39 years of clinical practice based in Missouri. He focuses on helping people recover from trauma, cope with grief, and strengthen self-worth while guiding clients toward healthier ways of relating and communicating.
Background and approach
His long career has included work with mood disorders, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and the emotional aftermath of sexual assault and abuse. He brings a culturally responsive, compassionate stance to each therapeutic relationship, blending client-centered principles with cognitive-behavioral techniques and trauma-focused interventions.
Floyd emphasizes practical strategies for managing anger, stress, and symptoms related to bipolar and depression, while also addressing concerns such as isolation, guilt and shame, and compassion fatigue. His style foregrounds collaboration and respect for each person’s experience.
Sessions aim to create space for processing difficult feelings, repairing patterns that undermine relationships, and building skills for coping with life transitions. Floyd’s work is rooted in long-term clinical knowledge and an intent to support meaningful change through tailored, evidence-informed methods.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaboration so clients feel heard and can explore their priorities at their own pace; this approach supports work on self-esteem, relationship concerns, and processing personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, anger, or difficulty managing attention and activity, and it often includes practical skills practice between sessions. Trauma-Focused Therapy attends directly to the effects of traumatic events through strategies that help people process memories, reduce intrusive symptoms, and rebuild a sense of safety and control.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process, and Floyd works collaboratively to determine which methods match a client's goals, preferences, and presenting concerns. He tailors interventions over time, blending approaches as needed so treatment remains responsive to progress and changing needs.
Online therapy options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexible ways to engage in treatment from wherever a client is located in Missouri. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working toward therapeutic goals.
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Experience
39+ years
Licensed
Missouri
Languages
English
What Floyd can help with
Floyd Smith works with clients on trauma and abuse, grief, anger management, and self esteem.
Floyd works with individuals navigating complex emotional circumstances.
Floyd works with clients heal from trauma.
Floyd works with isolation.
Floyd works with young adults.
How Floyd approaches therapy
Floyd's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Trauma-Focused Therapy.
Experience and training
Floyd is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Missouri, with 39 years of clinical experience.