DAnthony Smith, EdD
Fall 1980 - Fall 2120
Current Position
Biography
D'Anthony Smith, Ed.D, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate, has been in practice since 2018 and has over 20 years of sports performance experience, athlete development, with children, adolescents, adults, and families. His clinical specialties include child & adolescent development, developmental trauma, and helping his athlete clientele.
As a member of the Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks, Dr. Smith has set out to advocate mental and emotional health within both the Black and Athletic Communities.Â
In addition to his role here at the practice, Dr. Smith also enjoys teaching future practitioners and applying peer-reviewed research to his work with clients as a professor.
He is the founder of Unleash!, a player development platform that values athletes' emotional, social, and mental development, serves as the Director of Clinical Counseling services at the PTSD Institute in Seattle, WA, and advocates for emotional development within athletes. Smith also hosts several workshops dedicated to building leadership qualities, assertiveness, and self-acceptance. In addition, he is also an International Coaching Federation certified coach helping individuals develop the confidence to relaunch into life.
          When not practicing, lecturing, coaching, training, advocating, or presenting, Smith enjoys relaxing and spending time with his wife Tambra and dog-son Louie.
Degrees
Ed.D., Clinical Mental Health Counseling , University Western States, Portland , Oregon, United StatesDissertation: The Autonomous Response & Its Impact on Performance Expectancy In Athletes
Professional Licensures and Certifications (All other/non-healthcare)
National Certification Counselor, April 2023, April 2026, National Board of Certified Counselors , Washington, United States
