About Jean
Jean Smith is a licensed counselor and marriage and family therapist based in Texas. She holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential and brings 34 years of clinical experience to her work. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every session.
She uses a faith-informed perspective when clients want it, and she adapts conversations and treatment plans to fit each person. Sessions are practical and focused on everyday concerns like stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, and self-esteem.
How Jean works
She also supports people facing life changes, career questions, and challenges with addiction. Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness practices to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and learn new ways to cope. She explains skills clearly and helps clients try them between sessions.
For those dealing with trauma, family of origin issues, or intimacy-related concerns, she offers steady guidance and straightforward strategies. Jean also has experience with aging and geriatric issues, cancer-related challenges, codependency, and separation after divorce. She addresses workplace stress, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose and women's issues.
Young adult issues are another area she supports. Sessions are available through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can choose what works for their routines. Jean invites a collaborative process and helps clients take practical steps toward a more satisfying life.
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What Jean works with
The areas below are the ones Jean selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 34 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online healing
Jean uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with more useful ways of thinking. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and problem-solving in daily life.She pairs that with Mindfulness Therapy, which teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve coping. Mindfulness can help with stress, grief, and staying grounded during difficult moments.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean blending CBT and mindfulness or adjusting techniques over time as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so clients can pick what fits their routine. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or work better when bandwidth is limited, and messaging is useful for ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other commitments.
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