Rodney "Rod" Smith, LPC

Rodney "Rod" Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who holds licenses in both Missouri and Idaho and brings a blend of professional training and personal insight to his work. He draws on more than two decades of experience in behavioral health alongside a thirty-year personal journey of spiritual and therapeutic growth that included overcoming addiction, depression, and past sexual abuse. That combination of professional practice and lived experience informs an approach grounded in authenticity and empathy, designed to foster honesty, trust, and acceptance in the therapeutic relationship.

Rod has supported people through recovery from addictions, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, anxiety, and depression, using a range of clinical methods to meet individual needs. His clinical background includes extensive work in mental health, addiction, and co-occurring disorders, providing evaluations, targeted interventions, and both individual and group therapy. Most recently he served for seven years as a mental health professional in a correctional setting, facilitating individual and group work with incarcerated clients.

Clinically, Rod integrates client-centered principles with structured modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and he also draws on existential approaches when helpful. He has additional training in biblically guided counseling and offers faith-informed support when requested by clients. Rod aims to create a collaborative, nonjudgmental environment that helps people motivate themselves toward meaningful and lasting change.