About Jennifer
Jennifer Smith is a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and issues tied to trauma and shame. She focuses on practical steps people can use day to day. Her approach is warm and respectful, and she meets each person where they are.
She spends time listening to what feels most urgent and then designs a plan that fits each individual. Sessions aim to build skills for coping with strong feelings, managing upsetting thoughts, and improving how people relate to themselves and others.
Background and approach
The work often includes simple exercises to practice between visits. Jennifer uses a mix of evidence-informed approaches. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thought patterns and on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and handle difficult emotions.
Attachment-based ideas guide work on connection and closeness with others. People come for many reasons - anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, chronic pain, or career and life transitions. Jennifer also addresses issues like guilt, codependency, midlife questions, and financial stress when they come up in sessions.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She invites questions, sets clear goals, and checks in on progress. The aim is to help people leave therapy with practical tools and a clearer sense of direction.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which helps with anxiety, mood, and coping skills. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of connection and trust in relationships and can help when closeness, intimacy, or connection feel difficult.Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they will try strategies, adjust the plan, and choose techniques that match the person's needs.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is useful for full conversations and exercises that benefit from seeing each other. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option and fit a work break or a day when being on camera feels like too much. Live chat or messaging can support quick check-ins, brief skills practice, or ongoing reminders between longer sessions.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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