Anthony J. Smith, Ph.D.
Licensed Practicing Psychologist
Executive Director / Founder


Anthony Smith, Ph.D., is the Executive Director/Founder of Alase Center for Enrichment. Dr. Smith has been involved in the mental health field for over 10 years. He is a Licensed Psychologist and certified Health Services Provider in North Carolina. He is currently on the faculty at the Duke University Medical School as a professor of Behavioral Science to medical residents and physician assistants. Most recently he worked for the Duke Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing a host of psychological services including short-term individual and couples therapy, crisis management, managed care gate-keeping including authorization of psychiatric hospitalization and case management, fitness for duty evaluations and psychological testing. Prior to establishing the Alase Center for Enrichment, he was also a consultant/psychologist at the Kemetic Institute Counseling and Consultation Services, a private practice located in Raleigh, North Carolina. His duties there included providing psychological assessment, long- and short-term individual and group therapy for adolescents, couples and families. He also performed disability claims evaluations as requested by the state of North Carolina and provided consultation to individuals, schools and professional organizations on a variety of mental health-related topics. Previously he was the director of a state funded substance abuse center, the John A. Hyman Substance Abuse Center in Warrenton, NC for two and a half years. While in this position he was responsible for the administration of client cases, supervision of staff members, and management of the financial aspects of the program. Dr. Smith also has worked in a Federal and State prison, a Veterans Affairs hospital and University Counseling Center. This broad training allows him to work effectively with a wide variety of mental health-related problems.

Dr. Smith received his Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Counseling Psychology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1996 and received a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology also from Southern Illinois University in 1993. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame in 1991. He is involved in several professional organizations including the Association of Black Psychologists, American Psychological Association, and the North Carolina Psychological Association. He is currently president of the Triangle Chapter of the Association of Black Psychologists.