- Emotion-focused work
- ACT and CBT tools
- Attachment-informed
About Jennifer
Jennifer Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Indiana with 11 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, depression, shame, and challenges around self-acceptance.
She listens for what matters most to each person and works directly on the issues they bring. She draws from Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-based ideas, client-centered practice, and cognitive behavioral techniques. Sessions focus on naming emotions, noticing patterns, and trying practical steps to change unhelpful responses.
Jennifer avoids a one-size-fits-all plan. Instead she adjusts how she works to match what a client needs and wants. That can mean learning breathing or grounding skills, shifting negative thoughts, or looking at how early relationship patterns shape current struggles.
She has supported people through relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to chronic pain or illness. She also addresses things like guilt, shame, codependency, and problems with impulse control.
Her approach is straightforward and conversational. She explains options, checks what is helpful, and keeps sessions focused on the next practical step. To begin, she asks a few questions to understand goals and then plans the first session together.
How her approaches translate to online work
Jennifer often uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help name and work with emotions that drive relationship patterns and personal distress. EFT focuses on identifying core feelings and reshaping how people respond in close relationships and to intense emotions.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to teach concrete skills for changing unhelpful thinking and behavior. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how early relationship patterns show up now.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about their goals, explain possible methods, and together decide which tools to try first. That collaborative process helps shape what therapy looks like week to week.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone use audio-only sessions if that is a better fit or less bandwidth is available.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, shame, and self-acceptance, plus many relationship and life-change issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with ACT, CBT, attachment ideas, and a client-centered stance focused on practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience as a clinician working with the concerns listed above.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Indiana.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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