Andrienne Horton-Smith , LCPC

Andrienne Horton-Smith is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 24 years of practice. She centers work on helping people understand their sense of self-worth and on facing the emotional challenges that come with anxiety, depression, and trauma.

She offers straightforward, person-focused conversations. Andrienne encourages clients to name what feels hard and to notice their existing strengths. Sessions often include practical steps people can try between meetings to test new ways of coping.

Her background includes individual counseling, group work, life coaching, and mentoring. That mix informs a flexible style that blends short-term problem solving with attention to deeper issues that come up over time. She pays close attention to how past hurts and family patterns continue to affect daily life.

Common concerns she addresses include stress, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, and managing life changes. She also works with people dealing with attachment and abandonment wounds, workplace strain, and post-traumatic stress. Women’s issues are an identified focus alongside multicultural concerns.

Andrienne uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to guide sessions. She aims to meet each person where they are and build doable, step-by-step plans toward clearer thinking and steadier emotions.

People who prefer practical tools, honest conversation, and a steady guide through difficult feelings may find her style helpful. She conducts sessions in English and practices out of Illinois.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Andrienne often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thought patterns and try small behavior changes that can reduce anxiety and lift mood. CBT is useful for stress, mood concerns, and many day-to-day problems.

She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy when past hurt continues to affect present life. That approach involves carefully addressing traumatic memories and building skills to manage big feelings, which can lessen the intensity of symptoms over time.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. Andrienne works with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts plans as progress unfolds. Clients help set the pace and priorities for therapy.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller interaction is helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, written reflection, or follow-up between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work and family demands while using the approaches above to guide real change.