About Floyd
Floyd Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with 39 years of practice who helps people face intense life challenges. He works with adults on issues such as trauma, grief, mood disorders, anxiety, and problems with self-esteem. Floyd focuses on clear, practical steps that people can use between sessions.
He takes a straightforward, client-centered approach. Sessions often begin with where the person is now and what small changes feel realistic.
Background and approach
He uses direct conversation, gentle challenge, and skills practice to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day coping. Floyd has long experience with trauma and abuse, including sexual assault and post-traumatic stress. He also helps people who struggle with anger, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and the lasting effects of loss.
He pays attention to cultural background and how it shapes a person’s experience. People who come to him for help with bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, or compassion fatigue get a mix of emotional support and action-oriented strategies. Communication problems, guilt and shame, jealousy, and isolation are treated with concrete tools and clearer ways to relate to others.
Floyd offers therapy in Missouri and conducts sessions in English. He explains options, sets achievable goals, and helps people practice new skills between meetings. His work aims to move people from feeling stuck to making steady, manageable progress.
How these approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and building a trusting relationship. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects feelings, and helps people identify what matters most to them. This approach is useful for emotional pain, low self-esteem, and when someone needs a steady, validating presence.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It uses short exercises, homework, and clear steps to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and improve coping with daily stress. CBT works well when people want tools they can use between sessions.
Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing traumatic memories and reducing their impact on daily life. It combines careful pacing with strategies to manage strong emotions and rebuild a sense of safety and control. This helps people dealing with post-traumatic stress and the aftermath of abuse.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what feels tolerable. Together they pick or blend methods and adjust as progress happens to find what fits best.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face-to-face when a full session is needed, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging suits brief check-ins, skill practice, or days when writing feels easier than speaking. These options help fit therapy into work, school, or busy family schedules without traveling to an office.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
Also works with
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Stress, Anxiety
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 39 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English