Jennifer Smith , LCSW

Jennifer Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 23 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical ways to reduce stress, manage mood problems, and support people coping with life changes. Her approach is calm and straightforward, and she aims to help carers and others find clearer day-to-day strategies.

She learned clinical skills early in her career working at a psychiatric hospital where she helped with intake, psychological testing, and group therapy. After earning a Master of Social Work from Adelphi University she worked in early intervention and community mental health settings in New York and New Jersey. Those roles exposed her to a wide range of concerns and age groups.

Jennifer has worked with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, eating issues, trauma and self-injury, and school-related or social anxiety among adolescents. She also supports people dealing with grief, parenting strain, caregiver stress, attachment and abandonment worries, and relationship communication problems. Her experience includes roles in both clinical programs and a therapeutic school for grades 6-12 in Central New Jersey.

She uses a flexible mix of methods rather than one fixed model. Jennifer typically combines acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive-behavioral techniques, attachment-focused work, client-centered listening, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to match each person’s needs. She aims to be a nonjudgmental listener who helps people recognize strengths and build coping skills.

Messages and emails are usually answered in the afternoons up to about 7pm, and she is not available on weekends. To begin, choose the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule according to therapist availability.

Approaches that guide online therapy conversations

Jennifer commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. ACT can help with anxiety, depression, and motivation problems. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns, which can help with abandonment, trust, and close-relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) appears in her work as well, offering concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior in anxiety, mood, and stress-related problems.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Jennifer will talk with each person about goals and daily challenges, then suggest methods to try together. She adjusts the plan as needs change so work stays relevant and practical.

Confirm the available online session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can schedule around work or caregiving duties. If you prefer to focus on skills practice, thought-work, or attachment patterns, these approaches can be adapted to remote conversation and exercises.