Jennifer Smith

Helping clients build clarity, resilience, and purpose

LCSW Indiana

Experience: 11 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Jennifer

Jennifer Smith is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of clinical experience based in Indiana. She works with people facing a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, depression, self-esteem struggles, addictions, and relationship or intimacy-related challenges.

Background and approach

Her practice also attends to complicated areas such as chronic pain and illness, codependency, control issues, and life transitions like divorce or midlife shifts. Her approach is person-centered and flexible, drawing on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-informed work, emotionally focused methods, and client-centered principles.

She emphasizes individualized care rather than a single protocol, tailoring interventions to each person’s history, values, and goals. Compassion, respect, and sensitivity guide her interactions as she supports clients through difficult emotions and practical life changes.

Jennifer recognizes that seeking therapy is a courageous step and aims to create a collaborative space for growth. She helps clients explore patterns, develop coping strategies, and pursue greater clarity and purpose while attending to co-occurring issues such as chronic health concerns, guilt, shame, and financial stressors.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Jennifer uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which can ease symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching practical coping skills. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is offered to help people clarify personal values, build psychological flexibility, and learn acceptance-based strategies for living with difficult feelings and chronic conditions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relational patterns influence current relationships and emotion regulation, offering a path to deeper connection and healing.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative and often evolves over time. She works with clients to consider their goals, preferences, and life context, and integrates techniques from different models when that best serves the client’s needs. This shared decision-making helps tailor a plan that feels approachable and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to access care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue work during life transitions, and maintain momentum between meetings while working with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can Jennifer address?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, self-esteem challenges, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related problems, compassion fatigue, and many life transitions.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and individualized care, blending client-centered listening with practical, evidence-informed approaches to meet each person’s needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Jennifer has been practicing for 11 years and brings that experience to work with complex and co-occurring concerns such as chronic pain, codependency, and financial stress.

What credentials and location are associated with this therapist?

She is an LCSW licensed in Indiana with license number IN LCSW 34008623A and maintains a practice serving clients in that state.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are conducted in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available for remote work?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and therapist availability.

How does pricing and payment work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessForgivenessGuilt and shame ImpulsivityJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

Indiana

Languages

English