Boise, ID Couples Therapist Kevin James Smith MSW, LMSW

Kevin James Smith, MSW, LMSW, is the founder of Synergy Counseling Services and provides couples counseling, marriage counseling, family counseling, and limited individual counseling through secure telehealth for clients throughout Idaho.

His mission is to help individuals, couples, and families build stronger, healthier relationships by creating the emotional safety and secure connections that support lasting growth and well-being.

Early in his career, Kevin focused primarily on working with adults and teens. However, after he and his wife personally experienced Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), his professional direction changed. The positive impact of EFT on their relationship was profound, improving their connection, communication, and understanding of one another. Beyond strengthening their marriage, the secure attachment they developed led to greater purpose, fulfillment, and confidence in other areas of life. Inspired by this experience, Kevin decided to specialize in Emotionally Focused Therapy so he could help others experience similar transformation and fulfillment in their own relationships.

Kevin’s work is grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), a research-based, attachment-focused approach that helps couples and individuals better understand the emotional patterns that influence connection, communication, trust, and relationship satisfaction. Through EFT, he helps clients identify negative cycles, strengthen emotional bonds, and create more secure and meaningful relationships.

Kevin earned his Master of Social Work degree in 2019 and has completed advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy. He remains committed to ongoing professional development and continues to expand his expertise through continued education and specialized EFT training.

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Why Emotionally Focused Therapy?

Kevin was drawn to EFT because it’s one of the most researched and effective approaches available for couples therapy. He is especially interested in its ability to help couples move beyond recurring conflict and emotional disconnection, by better identifying the emotional cycles driving those patterns.

His work often focuses on helping couples navigate high-conflict relationship dynamics, trust concerns, emotional distance, and infidelity recovery. Rather than concentrating only on the surface-level disagreements.

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A Male Couples Therapist Focused on Connection

Many couples appreciate working with a male therapist, particularly when addressing emotional withdrawal, defensiveness, difficulty expressing emotions, and other relationship challenges. Kevin’s role is never to assign blame or take sides. His goal is to help both partners feel heard, understood, and equally supported throughout the counseling process. He works to create an emotionally safe environment where clients can better understand the emotions driving recurring relationship challenges, strengthen connection, and build more secure emotional bonds.

Partnership With Pines Counseling and Play Center

Synergy Counseling Services works in partnership with Pines Counseling and Play Center. While Pines Counseling primarily serves children and families, Kevin focuses on couples, parents, and relationship-centered counseling through secure telehealth services throughout Idaho.

Serving Clients Throughout Idaho

Through Synergy Counseling Services, Kevin provides secure telehealth counseling for clients throughout Boise and Idaho. If you are looking for a couples therapist, marriage counselor, male couple counselor, male couples therapist, or EFT therapist, Kevin welcomes the opportunity to help you determine whether counseling is the right next step.