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01About Sheena
Dr. Sheena Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship strain, and career concerns. She works in New Jersey and uses practical, evidence-based methods to help clients find clearer ways forward.
She writes plainly and focuses on what to do next rather than on labels. Her style is collaborative and goal-focused. She offers ways to handle overwhelming emotions, build stronger coping skills, and set boundaries after painful relationship events like abandonment or divorce.
Background and approach
She also addresses anger, mood struggles, and issues related to narcissistic dynamics. Dr. Smith blends trauma-informed perspectives with cognitive-behavioral ideas and solution-oriented techniques.
That means sessions often include learning specific strategies to change unhelpful thinking, practicing new responses to stress, and setting short-term goals to test what works. She draws on a background in community mental health and addiction treatment to keep suggestions realistic. People meet her for problems tied to post-traumatic stress, forgiveness work, self-love, and women’s issues.
She helps clients sort through the practical steps needed after separations and major life changes. The emphasis is on steady progress rather than quick fixes. Conversations are straightforward and compassionate.
She aims to help clients feel understood and able to act on decisions. Prospective clients should expect a mix of skill-building, emotional processing, and planning for everyday life improvements.
02Credentials
- LPC (New Jersey)
- License 37PC01019000 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1154053288 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sheena lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Abandonment
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
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04Online support
Approaches for online healing and practical tools
Dr. Smith commonly uses cognitive-behavioral strategies and trauma-informed approaches in her work. Cognitive-behavioral ideas focus on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and they often include practicing new skills between sessions to reduce anxiety or improve mood. Trauma-informed approaches prioritize understanding how past harm shapes current reactions and aim to build safety and coping in manageable steps.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work together with each person to decide which techniques match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative planning allows the work to change as progress is made or new concerns arise.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit daily life. Video helps when visual connection and body language matter, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or times when typing feels easier. These options aim to provide flexibility so therapy can happen around work, family, and other commitments.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, family issues, anger, and career concerns. Additional focuses include abandonment, divorce and separation, forgiveness, mood disorders, narcissism, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and women's issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, using evidence-based techniques to teach coping skills, shift unhelpful thinking, and set achievable goals. Sessions balance emotional processing with skill-building.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working in community mental health and addiction treatment settings, which informs her practical approach to therapy.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a New Jersey LPC credential and practices in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for meeting online?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling needs and preferences.
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.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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