Catherine Smithmyer, PhD

• A longtime resident of Queen Anne’s County, Dr. Smithmyer is a licensed psychologist who has been providing outpatient psychological services on Maryland’s Eastern Shore for more than 16 years. Dr. Smithmyer:
• Trained in the Philadelphia Child Guidance model of family therapy and completed the Devereux Foundation’s APA-accredited internship in child/adolescent psychology
• Earned her Ph.D. from the APA-accredited clinical psychology program at the University of Delaware
• Taught undergraduate Psychology at the University of Delaware and Anne Arundel Community College
• During her time at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, collaborated in the development of the Neuropsychology Department’s ADHD Clinic
• Taught graduate Neuropsychology at Washington College
• Served as a member of the Maryland Psychological Association’s Ethics Committee
• Was granted by the PSYPACT Commission the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT), E.Passport issued 06/15/2021, Mobility # 8223 (see https://psypact.gov/page/About)

When Dr. Smithmyer is not in the office, she enjoys gathering with the Smithmyer clan, hiking with her husband, visiting her adult sons and their families, spoiling her grandchildren, and dreaming of finding time to write a book.

Services and Specialties:

Teletherapy, individual therapy, and family therapy for children, adolescents, and adults

Treatment for:

• Depression
• Bipolar disorders
• ADHD
• Memory loss
• Anger
• Aggression
• Grief/loss
• Family issues
• Trauma
• Stress
• Discrimination and self-empowerment

Dr. Smithmyer’s integrative therapy approach is evidence-informed and trauma-informed, and includes aspects of interpersonal, social rhythm, cognitive, behavioral, insight-oriented, person-centered, mindfulness-based, attachment-based, and family therapy.

Dr. Smithmyer is a licensed psychologist.