About Tracy
Tracy Smith is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 20 years of experience offering therapy in Illinois. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma. Tracy emphasizes practical support and steady guidance as clients take steps toward change.
She believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to the work. Sessions focus on building on those strengths and finding small, realistic steps that fit everyday life.
How Tracy works
Tracy aims to make the process feel manageable rather than overwhelming. Her background includes long-term work with concerns such as addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping struggles, parenting stress, anger, and low self-esteem. She also supports people navigating career shifts, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
The aim is to address what causes the most disruption day to day. Tracy uses approaches that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, and narrative work. She helps clients notice what matters to them, learn skills to handle strong feelings, and remake the stories they tell about themselves.
Therapy is presented in clear, simple terms with practical tools. People who choose her often want straightforward support and a partner who listens without judgment. Tracy provides steady encouragement while helping clients set goals, track progress, and try new ways of coping between sessions.
Tracy lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Tracy works with
The areas below are the ones Tracy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How Tracy Uses Mindfulness and Narrative Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify their values and take small steps toward a life that matters to them rather than getting stuck on avoided thoughts. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and calm anxiety so daily tasks feel easier. Narrative therapy focuses on how stories shape identity and behavior and guides people to reframe limiting stories into more helpful ones.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tracy will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust the plan as progress is tracked. The work is shaped around what a person wants to change and how they prefer to work.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for fuller conversations and visual cues, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different routines, while keeping the focus on steady, practical progress.
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