Therapy for people who've tried everything else
You already know yourself better than any therapist does. Let's work with that.
Zoe C Smith
Psychotherapist, Supervisor & Writer -
Founder of Lone Wolf Therapy Services
About Me
You've probably read dozens of therapist profiles already.
Most of them say similar things.
So let me tell you what might matter instead.
I've been working as a Counsellor and Psychotherapist for over 16 years. I established my private practice in 2012 after completing a First Class BSc (hons) Counselling & Psychotherapy degree. As well as private practice, I've worked in community counselling services and organisations such as MIND.
But qualifications are only part of the story ...
I've done my own work. I've lived through the kinds of relational ruptures, shame, and self-doubt that many of my clients bring into the room. I don't sit opposite you as someone who has only studied this from a distance. I understand what it is to feel alone in a room full of people, to mistrust connection, and to have to rebuild a sense of self from the inside out.
That lived experience informs my work - but it doesn't replace clinical rigour. Over the years, I've continued to train beyond my original Humanistic-Integrative foundation, including in Somatic Trauma Therapy and Polyvagal-informed practice. I supervise other therapists
and write about therapy, self-development, and what it actually takes to move from surviving to thriving. I stay current with research not because I have to, but because I care about doing this work well.
My approach is not about fitting you into a modality.
The profession has largely moved beyond "one approach fits all". What matters most is the person in front of me - your history, your nervous system, your strengths, your patterns, and what has already helped you survive.
I draw on relational, somatic, and solution-focused approaches. That means we don't just analyse what's wrong. We look at what's already working, what has kept you going, and how to build on that. I believe people are far more resilient than they've been led to believe.
I'm not here to convince you that you need therapy with me.
If reading my writing, or exploring my Substack, gives you enough clarity to move forward on your own - that's success. If it helps you recognise what kind of therapist would suit you, even if it isn't me - that's success too.
But if you're looking for someone who understands relational trauma deeply, who works beyond surface-level talk, and who will think with you rather than at you, then we may work well together.
Lone Wolf Therapy Services isn't about isolation. It's about recognising the strength it took to survive alone - and deciding, when you're ready, that you don't have to keep doing everything that way.