About Naomi
Naomi Smith is a licensed clinical social worker who has spent 24 years helping people with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and relationship concerns. She practices from Michigan and brings steady, straightforward support to sessions. Naomi listens without judgment and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
Her work centers on building confidence and meeting daily needs. She uses person-centered planning to shape goals around what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
Naomi frames progress as small, steady gains - one day at a time, one piece at a time. Sessions typically include clear conversation about current struggles, small skill-building exercises, and encouragement to try new responses between meetings. She emphasizes honest communication and follows through on what she says.
People can expect a calm, direct approach that aims to make everyday life feel more manageable. Naomi draws from cognitive behavioral ideas when addressing anxious thoughts and from dialectical behavioral strategies for strong emotions and impulsivity. She also brings mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing when helping with addictive patterns and readiness for change.
These methods are used in straightforward ways that fit each person's goals. With a background in mental health across many settings, Naomi focuses on guiding clients through concrete steps toward their goals. She helps people work on communication problems, caregiver stress, grief, codependency, and feelings of emptiness while keeping sessions practical and goal-focused.
Therapeutic approaches for online anxiety and stress work
Naomi often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change the thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety. CBT uses practical exercises and simple experiments to test unhelpful beliefs and build new coping skills.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. DBT techniques are helpful when emotions feel intense or impulsive and when stronger skills are needed to manage reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Naomi works together with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, pace, and daily life. She adjusts strategies based on what is working and what needs more practice, so the plan changes as progress happens.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing of worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick skill reminders, or when writing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Michigan, Colorado, California, New York
- Languages
- English
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