Jennifer Smith , LCSW

Jennifer Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and depression. She works with adults facing relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting strain, addiction concerns, and issues related to identity and self‑esteem. Jennifer aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where clients feel heard and supported as they take steps toward change.

She personalizes every plan instead of using one fixed approach. Sessions focus on practical steps clients can use between meetings. Jennifer blends tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and choose actions that match their values.

Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how past relationships shape current reactions. Emotionally focused methods help people name and work through strong feelings when grief, shame, or trauma are in the room. The emphasis is on clear, understandable skills and small behavior changes that add up over time.

Jennifer also attends to longer term or complex concerns such as chronic pain, co-morbidity, codependency, control issues, and the emotional effects of divorce or military service. She brings steady, practical guidance to issues like money stress, midlife transitions, and compassion fatigue.

Her practice operates in Indiana and sessions are offered in English. New clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session, where goals and a tailored plan are created together.

How Jennifer’s approach translates to online care

Jennifer often draws from acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy when working with clients online. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then commit to actions that match personal values. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression.

She approaches online work collaboratively, treating the choice of approach as something decided together. Early sessions are used to learn about goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan so it fits the person's life and preferences. Clients are invited to give feedback so methods can be changed if they are not helpful.

Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction when that helps build rapport. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Chat and messaging allow for brief check-ins, ongoing reflections, and easier scheduling for busy days. These options make it easier to fit consistent work on stress, grief, trauma, or relationship concerns into everyday life.