Pete Smith LPCC, NBCC

Who am I? Well really I am just a regular dude with a long and eventful life, and thankfully I feel like I’m really just getting going! I grew up in the Ohio Valley, spending my childhood in the Appalachian hills running, hunting, fishing, baling hay and helping the family with basic farm chores and timber production. As an adult, I decided to tackle the world, and big shock, my first round of college didn’t go as planned and I landed in the military. I served 20 years of active duty and completed a multitude of deployments, trainings, education opportunities and saw the world. While I was in the military, life didn’t stand still, I was married, had children, divorced, re-married, and had another child. My wife and I have successfully maintained our marriage for over 13 years, raised all 3 of my kids (thankfully, I had custody of my daughters from my first marriage!) to healthy and successful teenagers, with a strong family bond (this ol’ man is proud of his kiddos). While serving the country & raising a family I found a passion in the world of counseling and attained my BA in Psychology and my MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I also completed an AAS in Technical Management, and AAS in Education. After retirement I dove head long into the career of therapy and worked in a substance abuse residential facility in the Rocky Mountains of Utah. My family and I then decided a move closer to home was appropriate and we landed back in the Appalachian hills and I went to work as a therapist in Community Mental Health in order to “keep serving”. After starting my Private Practice my family and I made the tough decision to leave community health mostly because I believe true healing only happens when the body moves with the mind and that isn’t possible in such settings. When I’m not helping someone you can find me working on the farm we purchased, running my saw mill, spending time with my family, doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, any form of fitness activity or slaving over a grill or stove because I enjoy cooking too! I am a National Board Certified Counselor, and am an independently Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the state of KY and want nothing more than to find a way to help you if its a “good fit” between us!
It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
-Seneca