Glencairn - Dr Smith

Susan G. Smith, Ph.D., LMFT

Hello! My name is Dr. Susan Grey Smith and I am an Eastern Kentucky native and founder and president of the Glencairn Marriage & Family Therapy Center Inc. in Lexington. I have been in private practice at Glencairn since receiving my doctorate from Texas Tech University in 1996.

Texas Tech is one of about 12 CO-AAMFT accredited Marriage & Family Therapy doctoral programs in America. My 1988 masters degree from the University of Kentucky is in Family Studies and my 1973 bachelors degree from Eastern Kentucky University is in Sociology. From 1990-1992 I attended the Family Therapy post-graduate program at the University of Louisville where I received certifications in Juvenile Sex Offender Treatment and Family Sensitive Residential Treatment for adolescents incarcerated in Kentucky's juvenile justice system.

I am part-time faculty at the University of Kentucky in the Family Studies and Marriage & Family Therapy Programs and Eastern Kentucky University, Department of Family and Consumer Science. I teach a variety of classes including human sexuality, family development, adolescent development, family stress, children and adolescents in therapy and marital therapy. I am an AAMFT-approved supervisor and mentor interns in my private practice.

My background in human development and systems theory informs my work with children, adolescents, and adults and my marriage and family therapy background has prepared me to work relationally as well as contexually with couples and families. I have over 20 years of experience providing mental health services and nearly 30 years working in human services.

I treat a wide array of problems including mood, thought and behavioral problems. I have had extended training in marital therapy, family sexual and physical violence, child maltreatment, sexual orientation, and racial and ethnic diversity. My theoretical approach is systemic with a competency-based focus. I am comfortable working with multiple family members and believe that people and families know what is best for them and have the strength and resources to change. I listen closely to your voice and your concerns and tailor my work to fit the unique needs of each person, couple, and family.

As well as my therapeutic work, I have extensive experience working with the courts. My Forensic Family Therapy practice allows me to conduct evaluations and report to attorneys and judges in a variety of venues using my expert knowledge.

Diana Tracy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate and joined Glencairn MFT Center Inc. in June of 2007. She received her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northern Illinois University, with a Graduate Certificate in Eating Disorders and Obesity. She has experience working with adolescents and their families, couples, and individuals. Before joining Glencairn MFT, she worked in an adolescent behavioral health hospital with the adolescents and their families. She also worked with individuals and couples in a more traditional outpatient center. Specific areas of concentration include eating disorders, self-harm, depression and anxiety, traumatic stress, sexual issues, and the many challenges of helping families and adolescents live together in harmony.