Maggie Smith is a licensed marriage and family therapist and an AACAST Certified Couples and Sex Therapist. Maggie graduated Pepperdine with MA in clinical psychology after completing undergrad at UC Santa Cruz. Maggie supports individuals and couples in growth and healing while deepening an understanding of themselves and their experiences. She is interested in helping individuals, families and couples understand dysfunctional relational patterns perpetuating distress so they may identify and build healthy interactional styles in these central relationships. She has training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and experience working with an array of populations. Maggie values building a compassionate, authentic and secure alliance with patients, providing a space for them to be cared for and understood.