Therapist in Houston, Texas Briana Smith, Therapist
Gender Identity: Female (She/Her)
Ages Served: 18-40
Appointments: In-office and Online
Manages Medications: No, provides therapy only
Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans
Briana Smith, LCSW
Briana Smith is dedicated to helping children, teens, and young adults in Texas navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity, resilience, and emotional balance. Through her work at LifeStance Health, she supports individuals across a range of developmental stages by building strong therapeutic relationships grounded in trust, empathy, and clinical insight. Briana works with clients experiencing anxiety, ADHD, depression, or trauma-related symptoms, offering personalized strategies that promote healing and growth. She has a special passion for working with children and adolescents facing behavioral difficulties, including school avoidance and emotional dysregulation. Briana provides support for youth with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities, as well as those navigating the complexities of adoption, foster care, or family transitions. By combining structured support with compassion, she helps clients and their families create meaningful progress in everyday life.Briana’s approach is rooted in evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and she also offers faith-based treatment when requested. Her clinical experience extends to working with military families and LGBTQ+ youth, ensuring that all clients feel respected and empowered in their therapeutic journey. While she primarily focuses on issues like ADHD, trauma, and childhood behavioral concerns, Briana offers additional support for other conditions as well. Outside of her clinical work, Briana finds joy in strength training, running, and baking. She cherishes time spent with her three young children and embraces a balanced, active lifestyle that supports her well-being.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Couples Therapy: Ages 18-40
Areas of Focus
Couples Therapy
Helps partners address relationship conflict and improve communication with a clinician's guidance.
- ADHD
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attention & focus
- Autism: generally independent
- Bipolar Disorder
- Career & work issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Emotional abuse
- Family conflict
- Fertility
- General relationship issues
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Intense mood changes
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Panic attacks
- Parenting
- Post-partum depression & anxiety
- Pre-conception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy loss
- Premarital counseling
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sexual trauma
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Lucet (SCAN Health Plan)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare West (TriWest)
Languages
- English
Education
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University of Pennsylvania
FAQs
Please call us at 832-895-6255 to schedule an appointment with Briana Smith.
Briana Smith generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 832-895-6255 to find out Briana Smith's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Briana Smith:
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Lucet (SCAN Health Plan)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare West (TriWest)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 832-895-6255 to see how we can help.
Briana Smith is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Briana Smith works at:
Yes, Briana Smith does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Briana Smith is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: