Caidin T. Smith, MSW provides Telemental Health services to adults and teenagers residing in Florida. Caidin is a gay nonbinary transgender male whose passion is working with members of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as folks who are interested in exploring their gender and sexual orientation. Caidin also has personal experience struggling with depression and anxiety and can relate to many individuals in a genuine way. Additionally, he was a Division 1 collegiate athlete and enjoys helping people incorporate mental and physical wellness into their lives. He approaches his work from an anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, client-focused lens and utilizes evidence-based approaches including dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and systems theory. Caidin's areas of specialty and interest include LGBTQ+ mental health, gender, mood disorders, neurodiversity, life transitions, peer relationships, self-esteem, stress, trauma and PTSD, personality disorders, and coping skills. Caidin can be reached by email.
Board Certified Mental Health Counselor (MH3453)
Gay, lesbian and transgender men and women deserve a dedicated mental health professional. In my practice, I offer well-founded psychotherapeutic techniques to overcome the emotional suffering of adults and teens with anxiety, stress, trauma, loss, depression, self-harm, phobias and addiction. My goal is sustained long-term improvement in individuals suffering from a wide variety of psychological difficulties including bipolar, impulse control, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. I am particularly passionate about LGBTQIA+ life issues in today?s challenging world.
In addition to my focus on LGBTQ persons, I provide the unique benefits of EMDR therapy for all those suffering from phobias and stress-related conditions such as PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and panic attacks. EMDR can be a very efficient technique to help with these issues, with results often achieved quickly.
I offer individual and group therapy at my office in West Palm Beach. I foster a trusting, dependable relationship nurtured in a secure therapeutic environment.
I received a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Barry University and a Master's degree in Psychotherapy from Nova Southeastern University, both with honors. I received advanced training at the Fort Lauderdale Hospital, a dedicated mental health facility serving a wide range of disorders in people of all ages.
I am a Licensed Psychotherapist in the State of Florida (FL Lic #19011). I am a member of the American Counseling Association, the Florida Psychoanalytic Society, the Southeastern Florida Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology, FMHCA, and the Mental Health Association of Palm Beach County. In addition to my LGBTQIA-focused practice, I have volunteered at Compass Community Center in Lake Worth and at Inspire Recovery, an LGBTQ rehabilitation facility in West Palm Beach.
I'm here to facilitate your transformation process. There are no labels in therapy, and we will work as a team addressing any problems that brought you to therapy. Note: For the Youth & LGBTQ+ population, I work with a grant that is providing free individual therapy and educational groups in Palm Beach and Belle Glades.
I believe that changes are possible as well as adjustments. I have a Bachelor Degree in Clinical Psychology (Brazil, 1994), a Master Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy (2009, Miami FL) and a Master Degree In Metaphysics (20015, Sedona AZ). Certifications/Expertise: Addiction, Career Coaching, Family Mediation, Gender Sensitivity Therapist.
I am a Licensed Psychotherapist and a Certified Sex Therapist with over 25 years of experience and training working with individuals, couples and families. I have worked extensively with depression, anxiety, sexual and sexuality issues, relational and intimacy issues, and bereavement.
My professional objective is to help you regain resilience and strength, facilitate positive change and to promote personal growth. Together we will develop an individualized treatment plan to target specific therapeutic goals within a safe, nonjudgmental, professional and therapeutic environment.
My clinical approach is interactive, empathic and respectful. My preferred method of practice is eclectic in nature and it includes: cognitive, behavioral and humanistic therapies. We will be solution focused.