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Staff Bios

Ryan Smith

Ph.D., LMFTS, LPCS

Education:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Counselor Education

Cognate; Marriage and Family Therapy

Texas A&M University-Commerce 2018

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Master of Science: Counseling

Texas A&M University-Commerce 2011

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Specialty Areas Include:

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  • Technology and the Family

  • Technology Interference in Life Experience

  • Technology Interference in Relationships

  • General family functioning and wellness

  • Marriage Rescue and Enhancement (Traditional and Intensive)

  • Anxiety and Depression

  • Childhood and Adolescent Neurobiological Development

  • Neurobiology and Life Integration (Making Neurobiology Work for You)

  • Life-stage development 

  • Parenting Issues 

  • Multi-generational family functioning and dynamics

  • End of Life Care and Care for Caregivers

  • Grief (Individual and Shared)

  • Therapist Development and Attending Skills

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Miranda Jones

LPC

Miranda received her Bachelors in Psychology and Sociology and continued on to get her Masters of Professional Counseling at Dallas Baptist University. 

 

Miranda is a compassionate and creative counselor who takes a wholistic approach to her counseling. She doesn’t just want to look at the cognitive and emotional aspects of your health but believes that one’s physical, relational, and spiritual experiences play a part in what you may be experiencing. 

 

Miranda aims to use techniques and interventions that would be best fit for each unique individual or couple, but will gravitate to providing Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Person Centered and Family Systems to the therapeutic experience. Miranda has worked for a wide range of cases due to working in a Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient program for the past few years. 

 

Miranda will work with any individual that is wanting to navigate through their past, present and future circumstances. She believes it is possible to change even the things that seem impossible. Miranda likes to describe her job as someone who is a co-collaborator in searching through your life’s puzzle and putting pieces together that helps create a sense of understanding and ownership over one’s life. By seeing individuals be able to label their experiences, effectively process their past, and be given better life tools, she is confident that this is an outlet that will be able to help you find freedom and a renewal of your spirit. 

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Miranda accepts the following clients:

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  • Kids 10 years old and older

  • Adolescents

  • Adults

  • Marriage/ Couples

  • Anxiety

  • Obsessive Compulsive tendencies

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 

  • Addictions (Drug, Alcohol, Sexual)

  • Grief

  • Life transitions

  • Self discovery

  • Relationship issues

  • Interpersonal relationship issues

  • Social anxiety

  • Eating Disorders

  • Suicidal ideation

  • Sexual Assault

  • Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder

  • Career stress

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Grace Harvey

Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate

Grace Harvey is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate under the supervision of Dr. Ryan Smith, PhD, LMFT-S, LPC-S. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Dallas Baptist University. Grace works with individuals, couples, and families, offering compassionate support tailored to each client’s unique needs. She has extensive experience helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, grief, stress management, interpersonal conflicts, and life transitions.

 

Grace’s therapeutic approach is rooted in evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy and enhanced by a focus on story work and emotional processing. She is dedicated to creating a counseling environment characterized by compassion, warmth, safety, and hope.

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aboutus

Para Vita is a company dedicated to better relationships and families. Our training programs and therapeutic services provide clients with the tools to improve relationships at home, at work, and in life. All of our services are provided by licensed and highly credentialed mental health practitioners. 

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