Contact Information

DominicJ.Smith@outlook.com
(970) 658-7121

Dominic Smith, MS, LPCC

About Dominic:
Upon graduation from the University of Wyoming, with a Master of Science in
School Counseling, Dominic settled in Fort Collins to pursue his goals of
supporting children and families in this wonderful community.
Driven to continue his ongoing education, Dominic is committed to pursuing
specializations in Play Therapy and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy.
Dominic has diverse clinical experience with children and their families in
community settings, as well as in elementary and pre-school settings. Dominic has experience helping
clients navigate developmental disabilities, behavioral and mood disorders, divorce, separation, and
stepfamily dynamics. Dominic works with children who have been exposed to trauma including,
abuse, neglect, and domestic violence.
Dominic believes that involving the family, parents, and other primary caregivers in the therapeutic
process provides the best possible resolution for the toughest challenges.

Treatment Orientation:
Dominic uses child-centered and family-centered approaches. Dominic creates a therapeutic
environment that is designed to facilitate a clients potential to
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Develop a more positive self-concept

Assume greater personal responsibility
Become more self-directing
Become more self-reliant
Engage in self-determined decision making
Experience a feeling of self-control
Become sensitive to the process of coping
Develop an internal source of evaluation
Become more trusting of self
Process traumatic or life-changing events