About Kennethya
Kennethya Smith-Johnson is a licensed social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable. Her name appears up front so readers know who would lead their conversations.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental setting where people can share thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on what matters now and on small, realistic steps to feel steadier.
How Kennethya works
She encourages clients to notice practical patterns and try new ways of coping between meetings. Kennethya uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's pace and priorities. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect.
Together these approaches help with worries, panic, low mood, and motivation struggles. Her background includes three years of professional experience and licenses in Iowa and Arkansas: LCSW and LISW. She has worked with a wide range of life concerns such as career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and caregiving challenges.
She also supports people dealing with adoption- and foster-related issues, chronic illness, and end-of-life topics. Sessions are offered in English and available through multiple online formats. Kennethya encourages people who are unsure to try a short matching process to see if her style fits their needs.
Kennethya lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Kennethya works with
The areas below are the ones Kennethya selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arkansas |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's priorities first and means sessions are shaped around what matters most to the client. This approach helps when someone needs a calm space to talk through grief, anxiety, or role changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses simple exercises to test new habits. This approach can be useful for worry, panic attacks, low mood, and motivation struggles because it gives concrete tools to try between sessions.
Deciding which approach fits best is a shared effort. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that match your needs. If something doesn't fit, adjustments are made so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging helps keep a steady connection between appointments. These options let people fit therapy into busy schedules and manage follow-ups without extra travel.
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A practical next step
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