Shantel Smythe, LMFT

She/Her/Hers
Serving individuals aged 18+

Specialities:

Relationship Issues | Couples Counseling | Family Therapy | BIPOC | LGBTQIA+ | Perfectionism | People-Pleasing| Neurodivergence | Code-Shifting
shantel smythe

“You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.​”

~ Toni Morrison

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.​”

~ Anais Nin

Get in touch with Shantel Smythe, LMFT

Accepted Insurance Providers: BCBS, Medcost, AETNA, United Healthcare

Rates / Fees:

  • $175 Initial Intake Appointment
  • $150 60-Minute Session
  • $200 Couples Counseling
  • Sessions, Private Pay Only
  • Limited $100 – $150 Sliding Scale Sessions


(Serving individuals age 18+)

Specialties:

I specialize in therapy for individuals and couples for:

My Approach & Philosophy

My therapeutic journey has been anything but linear. I didn’t discover I was AuDHD (Autistic + ADHD) until later in life, and that diagnosis brought a wave of emotions with it. There was grief — grief for all the years I spent feeling “too much,” “not enough,” “weird,” or like I was failing at being “normal.” I’ve been through a lot of trauma, the kind that leaves deep marks, and I’ve put in the years of hard, painful, committed work in therapy to heal and keep healing.

So when I say I get it, I really do.

Maybe you’re here because you feel stuck, lost, overwhelmed, or like no matter what you try, nothing is working. Maybe you’re exhausted from being misunderstood, holding shame, or carrying the weight of just trying to survive in a world that wasn’t built for you. Maybe you just need a space where you don’t have to censor yourself — where you can say what you really feel, cuss if you want, and finally breathe.

That’s the space I create.

I work with people who are looking for something real, not polished or sugar-coated. Whether you’re exploring your Autistic or ADHD identity, navigating life as LGBTQIA+, processing the weight of being Black, Brown, or Indigenous in a society that often devalues those identities, or figuring out whether your relationship can heal — you don’t have to go through it alone.

My approach is simple: therapy should reflect the whole of who you are, including the systems and oppression that impact your life. Trauma doesn’t happen in isolation, and healing can’t either. I bring an anti-racist, anti-ableist, trauma-informed lens to this work, because real change doesn’t just happen inside of us — it happens when we start to see ourselves clearly in the world around us, and when we’re supported in reclaiming our story.

As a Black therapist, I hold deep respect for the unique challenges and resilience within Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities. I also know how complicated it can feel to live at the intersection of race and neurodivergence, and I’m here to hold space for all of it — the grief, the rage, the tenderness, and the hope.

Healing isn’t about perfection. It’s about building the capacity to live in alignment with who you really are, even when the world tells you otherwise.

If you’re done doom-scrolling through profiles and you’re ready for therapy that feels real, raw, and human — I’d love to hear from you.

You Deserve to Feel Great. I’m Here to Help.