I am licensed in California with 10 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with grief and loss, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & career difficulties. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Caregiver issues and stress, Life purpose, Multicultural Concerns, Women's issues
CA LCSW 117978
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Maisha Haywood Smith. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Dr Maisha is an extremely sweet and kind person. She understands your issues. I need more oral practice at being assertive and she's asked me to send her recordings of me speaking in an assertive way......I think that's awesome
Written on Jan 18, 2024 after therapy with Maisha for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Dr. Haywood takes the time to listen to my concerns and issues before offering feedback. Knowing that I can just talk about what I need to talk about without interruption is exactly what I needed. When I am done, she offers thoughtful observations and tools to help me navigate next steps in handling the situation.
Written on Dec 13, 2023 after therapy with Maisha for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, coping with life changes, and adhd
In a short amount of time I have felt such a relief with Dr.Haywood’s help. She is an excellent listener and I love how she truly understands what I need help with and then we make a plan. We make weekly plans/ goals and all of this has helped me immensely.
My weekly session with Dr. Haywood is always something I look forward to in my week!!!! I am so grateful
Written on Nov 11, 2023 after therapy with Maisha for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
First time taking therapy, and I feel like I lucked out! Dr. Smith listens and will always end the session with recap of what we went over. I tend to forget what we talked about, so it helps.
Written on Oct 31, 2023 after therapy with Maisha for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and adhd