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Cole Smith

Cole Smith

LMSW
He/ Him
Maryland
I’m the therapist who brings warmth, curiosity, and real conversation—creating a space where you can feel deeply seen while we figure out what comes next together.
Talk to Me About
Grief
Neurodiversity
Anxiety
Career & Work Stress
Depression
Family Relationships
Gender Identity
Life Transitions
Religion & Spirituality
Self-Esteem
Therapy Approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Mindfulness
Motivational Interviewing
Trauma-Informed
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Cole Smith

Cole Smith

LMSW

He/ Him
Maryland
I’m the therapist who brings warmth, curiosity, and real conversation—creating a space where you can feel deeply seen while we figure out what comes next together.
Overview

Cole Smith, LMSW, MAG (he/him), is a licensed social worker and gerontologist with a passion for helping people feel seen, supported, and understood. His areas of interest include LGBTQ+ and identity-affirming care, aging and life transitions, grief and loss, caregiver support, dementia, and navigating serious illness and end-of-life experiences.Cole brings a warm, person-centered, strengths-based approach to his work. With a background spanning social work, gerontology, respiratory therapy, and end-of-life care, he understands that people are more than the challenges that bring them to therapy. His style is compassionate, curious, collaborative, and grounded in humor and authenticity. He works to create a space where clients can show up as their whole selves, explore what matters most to them, and move toward lives that feel more meaningful and authentically their own.

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More About
Cole
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Identifies As
Man
White
LGBTQ+
Neurodivergent
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Therapy Style
Collaborative
Warm
Affirming
Motivational
Curious
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Speaks
English
Get to Know
Cole
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FAVORITE SONG
Sometimes by Candlebox and How's it Going to Be by Third Eye Blind
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QUEER ICON
Harvey Milk
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FAVORITE SHOW
Real Housewives of every city
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FAVORITE ANIMAL
Giraffe
Talk to Me About
🌱 Grief
♾️ Neurodiversity
😰 Anxiety
🏢 Career & Work Stress
😔 Depression
🏠 Family Relationships
⚧️ Gender Identity
🌎 Life Transitions
⛪️ Religion & Spirituality
😌 Self-Esteem
Therapy Approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Mindfulness
Motivational Interviewing
Trauma-Informed
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Qualifications
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Education

Pennsylvania Western University, MSW

University of Southern California, MA-Gerontology

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Licenses

LMSW- Maryland #35121

Supervised by Roxanne Melgar, LCSW #C11039

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Talk to Me About
Grief
Neurodiversity
Anxiety
Career & Work Stress
Depression
Family Relationships
Gender Identity
Life Transitions
Religion & Spirituality
Self-Esteem
Therapy Approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Mindfulness
Motivational Interviewing
Trauma-Informed
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

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