Dr. Lorelei Smith is a warm and passionate health clinician who has been with IPM Functional Restoration-Walnut Creek for more than 15 years. With her B.S. degree from U.C. Davis in Human Development, Physical therapy assistant training from Mount St. Mary’s University, and M.A. in sport psychology and Doctorate in clinical psychology from John F. Kennedy University she has become a vital member of IPM by helping individuals succeed in pain management and rehabilitation.
Her philosophy in clinical psychology is taking a collaborative approach with clients to explore body and mind painful patterns and provide space where they feel heard and understood. She coaches and educates patients in practicing mindfulness and implementing coping tools to improve function and help navigate through life with pain. She delivers her clinical practice using solution-focused, interpersonal therapy, and CBT approach and encourages self-compassion and self-motivation techniques in therapy.
