Kathleen Smith

DR. KATHLEEN SMITH is a licensed therapist and writer who lives in Washington, DC. Her books include Everything Isn't Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety, and Finally Calm Down, as well as True to You: A Therapist's Guide to Stop Pleasing Others and Start Being Yourself. She is an associate faculty member at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, teaching leaders around the globe how to "think systems." She has written for popular publications such as Slate, Salon, New York Magazine, Psychology Today, and more, and she is the author of the popular newsletter, The Anxious Overachiever.