Ragan Snyder-Smith

I appreciate the opportunity to work with people from diverse backgrounds, cultural experiences, and orientations. I celebrate body and weight positivity, geekiness, and radical acceptance with anyone whose lifestyle or interests are outside of the mainstream. I will work to create a safe, authentic, and non-judgmental atmosphere while holding space for you to process difficult thoughts, feelings, sensations, and experiences. If you are motivated to make changes to achieve the best version of yourself, it’s very possible that we would work well together. Transparency and authenticity are two of my top values. I am a bit outside the box, so my approaches are, too: I will incorporate humor, play, sand tray, board games, yoga, expressive arts, pop culture, comics, and other creative work into our sessions along with more traditional elements of therapy. Everything I do is rooted in evidence-based practice. I want you to understand the work we do together so I provide education and resources along the way. I am a bit outside the box, so my approaches are, too: I will incorporate humor, play, sand tray, board games, yoga, expressive arts, pop culture, comics, and other creative work into our sessions along with more traditional elements of therapy. Everything I do is rooted in evidence-based practice. I want you to understand the work we do together so I provide education and resources along the way. My areas of interest are (List is not exhaustive): Play Therapy LGBTQIA+ Geeks, nerds, and gamers Sexual Wellness - I am kink, poly, BDSM+ informed and affirming. The helpers: educators, first responders and healthcare workers, caregivers of those with a terminal / chronic illness, parents of children with special needs Identity & transitions: Women in midlife, life adjustments & transitions (divorce, blended families, empty nest), maternal health/identity (moms of multiples, parenting after a trauma, birth trauma, postpartum depression), infertility/pregnancy loss Neurodiversity from an affirming lens: Adults with giftedness, ADHD, Autism – Level 1/2, learning disabilities, etc. Mental Health Support: depression, anxiety, complex trauma and grief Navigating cancer diagnoses for yourself or a loved one;