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Jeffrey Smart

Compassionate counselor focused on personal meaning

LPCC Ohio

Experience
6 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Jeffrey

Jeffrey Smart is an Ohio-licensed professional counselor (LPCC) with six years of clinical experience helping people navigate complex life challenges.

Background and approach

He centers his work on each person's goals and sense of meaning, viewing struggles such as substance use, mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, and major life transitions as opportunities for growth rather than solely as obstacles. Jeffrey emphasizes a person-centered, existential stance that keeps the client's values and aspirations at the forefront of therapy.

His practice integrates evidence-based methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered techniques, adapting interventions to fit what matters most to the individual.

He also brings attention to relationship and family dynamics, communication patterns, grief, addiction-related concerns, and a wide range of additional focus areas such as caregiver stress, blended family issues, and coping with health-related challenges. Jeffrey aims to create a collaborative environment where counselor and client work together toward clearer priorities and practical change.

Jeffrey offers services by telephone and video as well as text-based messaging, making it possible to continue care across varied schedules. He communicates in English and practices in Ohio as LPCC E.1800894-SUPV.

Combining evidence-based approaches with online access

Jeffrey draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and addiction-related concerns. He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support clients in clarifying values and learning skills to act in ways that align with those values even when difficult emotions arise.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Jeffrey partners with each person to determine which methods best match their goals, needs, and preferences, and he adapts techniques over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care and access therapeutic support from a range of settings while working toward meaningful change with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Jeffrey commonly address?
He works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is Jeffrey's therapeutic style like?
His approach is primarily person-centered and existential, emphasizing collaboration, unconditional positive regard, and helping clients clarify values and goals while using practical techniques from CBT and ACT when useful.
How much experience does he have?
Jeffrey has six years of professional experience supporting clients through a variety of life challenges and behavioral health concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
He is credentialed as LPCC with the designation OH LPCC E.1800894-SUPV and practices in Ohio.
Does he offer services in languages other than English?
Sessions are conducted in English; he is not documented as offering additional languages and is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available with this therapist?
Jeffrey provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin therapy with him?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

Trauma and abuseGriefAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoaching

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Ohio

Languages

English