About Jamie
Jamie Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She works with people processing LGBT issues and supports those building self-esteem and motivation. Jamie uses a straightforward, respectful approach that centers each person's strengths.
Jamie believes people know their story best and draws on their existing resources to move forward. Sessions focus on practical steps and small changes that feel doable between meetings.
How Jamie works
She encourages clear goals and checks progress over time to adjust the plan as needed. Her background includes work across a range of concerns such as isolation, caregiver stress, codependency, and midlife questions. Jamie also has experience with issues related to aging, intellectual disability, autism and Asperger syndrome, and end-of-life or hospice needs.
She brings that experience to bear when people face complex life transitions. Conversations are plainspoken and paced to the person's comfort. Jamie listens for patterns that create distress and helps people try new strategies one step at a time.
She explains options and invites feedback so therapy fits daily life. Jamie is licensed in Illinois as an LCSW, and she offers sessions in English. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps pair people to a schedule and format that works for them.
What Jamie works with
The areas below are the ones Jamie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Jamie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach involves identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and low mood; this helps people notice patterns and try small behavioral changes. Another approach emphasizes building coping skills through structured practice, like planning gradual exposure to stressful situations or developing routines that support mood and daily functioning.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Jamie will talk through options, consider a person's goals and preferences, and adapt methods so they feel useful. She treats the process as collaborative and reviews progress to refine the plan.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a brief check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging can support ongoing reflection between sessions or serve people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to schedule regular sessions and try strategies consistently.
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A practical next step
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