About Jerry
Jerry Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with decades of experience helping people cope with stress and anxiety. He uses a straightforward, client-centered style to meet people where they are and help them set realistic goals for change. He has practiced in Georgia across a wide range of mental health settings.
His work includes time in psychiatric hospitals, outpatient mental health and substance use programs, and correctional settings. He has also supported people in assisted living and worked with foster-care families and children with developmental disabilities.
Background and approach
Over his career he has focused on issues such as depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and family concerns, and struggles with self-esteem. He also helps with eating and sleeping problems, parenting worries, anger, and navigating major life changes. Many clients seek his help for work-related stress, career decisions, and coping skills for daily life.
Jerry uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person’s priorities and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address patterns of thinking and behavior. He gives homework assignments and views practice between sessions as an important part of progress. In addition to clinical work, he taught psychology as an adjunct professor for twelve years.
He brings direct language and practical steps to sessions, aiming to make therapy understandable and useful for people under pressure.
How client-centered care and CBT work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead. The therapist reflects what is said, asks questions to clarify needs, and helps you pick practical goals. This approach suits people who want a respectful, nonjudgmental place to talk through difficulties.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new ways of reacting. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and coping with life changes.
Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit your situation, and adjust plans based on what helps. Sessions can blend client-centered listening with CBT techniques when that seems most useful.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging fit quick check-ins, brief reflections, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum when change feels hard.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 38 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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