Professional Background

                 Bradley Smith is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC #5325), a specialist in Choice Theory and Reality Therapy, and the Substance Use Disorders Specialist and Director of the Center for Collegiate Recovery at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles. At LMU, where he also teaches, he is responsible for creating and guiding programs that address Prevention and Education, Early Intervention, and Harm Reduction for addictions and other problematic relationships.


                 A board-certified addictions counselor since 2005, Mr. Smith is also a Licensed Advanced Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor (LAADC), a Certified Addictions Treatment Counselor, Level-Four, (CATC-IV) and a Disaster Mental Health first responder with the American Red Cross.


                 A published researcher, Mr. Smith regularly presents at conferences throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He is also the bandleader of the classic rock musical group, "Leo Clarus" (The Clear Lion) that engages in social justice advocacy.

Approach

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                  We are creative storytellers. Our most important stories strive to make sense of universal human desires: the seeking of safety, of meaning, of our authentic identity, and our purpose in this world. 


This always-unfolding quest is, at its heart, a story - a remarkably flexible imagining of a story we tell ourselves about ourselves, our world around us, and our place in that world. 

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                  Although our story has been shaped by our cultures, traditions, and personal experience, we remain the architects of this story. 


Choice Theory – a highly-regarded cognitive behavioral theory that presents a simple explanation for why we humans do what we do – provides a sturdy framework from which to re-imagine our story. 

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                  Counseling is, at its heart, a collaboration in story retelling; a co-creation of a new story we can tell ourselves about the meaning of our lives, who we truly are, and what we are going to do with this re-imagined life.  

Innovations

Therapist on the Road

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 Major touring acts can find it helpful to have a therapist as a part of the band, on the tour, with a non-disclosure agreement. Bradley is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. E-mail bradley@bradleytsmith.net for more information. 

American Red Cross

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For more about Bradley’s work with the Red Cross click below.

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Social Justic Advocacy & Community Mental Health Initiatives

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Social justice advocacy and community mental health outreach.

Contact

To learn if Choice Theory/Reality Therapy counseling is right for you, please contact Bradley below. 

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, #LPCC5325
Licensed Advanced Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor, #LRO1880216
Certified  Addiction Treatment Counselor, Level Four, #1710413I
Choice Theory/Reality Therapy Certified


12240 Venice Blvd, Suite 15A

Los Angeles, California, 90066

bradley@bradleytsmith.net

Bradley T. Smith, #LPCC5325