Jennifer Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who focuses on practical ways to feel better day to day.
01About Jennifer
Jennifer Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who focuses on practical ways to feel better day to day. She draws on eight years of experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, anger, depression, addictions, and other challenges that get in the way of daily life. She keeps sessions direct and approachable.
Conversations focus on what is happening now and what can change next. Jennifer helps people name the patterns that cause pain and then try small, doable steps to shift them.
Background and approach
She also offers coaching-style guidance for career concerns and coping with life transitions. Her work includes time talking through traumatic experiences and learning strategies to reduce their impact. She uses methods that help people recognize unhelpful thoughts and test them against real-life evidence.
That practical focus is helpful for symptoms like sleep trouble, low self-esteem, or trouble concentrating related to ADHD or bipolar mood shifts. Jennifer supports people dealing with grief, compassion fatigue, and caregiving stress. She also helps those facing relationship strain, communication problems, and commitment or codependency issues.
When medical or complex co-occurring problems are present, she coordinates goals that fit each person’s situation. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and can be scheduled as video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Jennifer asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin and then schedules sessions based on availability.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 87898 · expires December 2027
- NPI
- 1447039060 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jennifer lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Jennifer names
These are the methods Jennifer names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approaches that guide online work and practical next steps
Jennifer uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and test the thoughts that fuel anxiety or depression. CBT breaks thoughts and behaviors into parts so you can try small experiments and see what changes.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, short-term goals. This approach centers on strengths and what is already working, so sessions often produce small, actionable steps to try between meetings.
Trauma-Focused Therapy is used when past experiences continue to cause distress. That work involves learning to manage strong reactions, building tolerance for difficult memories, and practicing new coping skills that reduce day-to-day disruption.
Deciding which approach to use is part of the work together. Jennifer will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust the plan as progress is made. The first sessions are often about testing which methods fit best.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for therapy that benefits from face-to-face interaction, while phone sessions can fit a work break or have lower bandwidth needs. Live chat and messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or to handle brief, focused topics. These options aim to make scheduling and regular progress easier for people with busy or changing lives.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, addictions, grief, sleep problems, self-esteem struggles, career issues, bipolar mood concerns, and ADHD among other matters.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses straightforward, practical sessions that mix problem-solving and skills practice. Conversations focus on immediate steps you can take to feel better.
What experience does she bring?
She has eight years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including trauma, relationship strain, and emotion regulation challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas and practices with a Texas LPC credential.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexible options for different needs.
How does payment and cost work?
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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