About Kennethya
Kennethya Smith-Johnson is a licensed social worker who helps people manage anxiety, stress, grief, and low self-esteem. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her style is calm and direct so conversations feel straightforward and approachable.
She creates an open space for people to talk about their thoughts and feelings without judgment. Sessions center on understanding what is hardest in day-to-day life and finding small, workable changes.
Background and approach
Kennethya uses tools from client-centered work to listen and reflect back what matters most to each person. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. That approach helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try different responses.
Together the therapist and client set goals and test what helps between sessions. Kennethya brings three years of professional experience and holds LCSW and LISW credentials in Arkansas and Iowa. She has supported people facing a wide range of concerns including panic attacks, social anxiety, postpartum depression, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue.
Sessions are offered in English and are arranged to fit people’s schedules. She encourages anyone who is ready to take a step toward feeling better to begin the matching process and schedule a first session.
How her approaches work online
Kennethya uses client-centered therapy to build rapport and understand what matters most to each person. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and shaping sessions around the client’s priorities to make progress at a comfortable pace.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people notice thought patterns that feed anxiety or low mood and try new responses. CBT techniques are practical and translate well to online work, with homework and brief experiments people can practice between meetings.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will ask about the client’s goals, daily routines, and what has or has not helped before, then tailor the mix of listening and skill-building to fit those needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins, ongoing support between meetings, or when writing helps express thoughts. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people choose what fits their day.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Arkansas, Iowa
- Languages
- English
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