Riley K Smith MA

Riley K. Smith, MA, is a psychotherapist in private practice in Mar Vista/West Los Angeles. Since 1976, he has worked with adult couples and individuals, helping with anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, addictions, relationship problems and adult survivors of childhood sexual and physical abuse.

Mr. Smith teaches his clients mental-health tools, focusing on root causes – usually attachment injuries and the residual effects of early childhood trauma.

As clinical director of an outpatient drug treatment program he began training therapists in 1996 and in 2002 joined the faculty at the Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP) Central Institute in Venice, California. Mr. Smith currently supervises and train therapists at Southern California Counseling Center in Los Angeles.

Mr. Smith is co-author of “How to Be a Couple and Still Be Free”, a problem-solving manual for couples, Fumbled Book Press, 2018 and “TRUE PARTNERS, a workbook for building a lasting intimate relationship”, Tarcher/Perigee, 1993

He is a member of CAMFT, AAMFT and United States Assoc. of Body Psychotherapists.

Mr. Smith posts articles on his website at www.rileysbubble.com

Email at riley@rileysbubble.com