About Albert
Dr. Albert Smith is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Texas with 25 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people find hope and practical ways forward when life feels overwhelming.
He works in a straightforward manner and treats each person with respect during the decision to seek help. In sessions he draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the client's perspective. He also uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thinking and change behavior.
How Albert works
These approaches are blended with narrative and solution-focused techniques to help people rewrite problem stories and set short-term goals. Dr. Smith has spent decades addressing a wide range of concerns.
These include stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar-related challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, and various addiction issues. He also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strains, blended family problems, communication and commitment difficulties, and caregiver stress. Additional areas of focus include attachment and abandonment wounds, codependency, control issues, and work or career transitions.
He also supports people navigating BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture topics and those coping with the aftermath of natural or human-caused disasters. His practice accepts clients who speak English. Dr.
Smith earned a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy and a doctorate in psychology. He holds a Texas LMFT credential. To begin, clients select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
Albert lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Albert works with
The areas below are the ones Albert selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How these approaches guide online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities, offering a respectful space where the therapist follows the client's lead and builds understanding. This approach helps when someone needs validation, clarity, and choices that fit their life. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems that respond to skill practice and structured change.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best. That choice is shaped by the client's concerns, goals, and what feels most useful in real life, and it can be adjusted over time as needs change.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also allows continuing care through life transitions and makes it simpler to keep regular momentum toward goals.
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