Beth Anne Smith, LPC
Compassionate counselor helping people manage strong emotions
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Beth works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Beth
Beth Anne Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana with eight years of clinical experience. She works with people who face depression, anxiety, stress, relationship friction, and anger. Her background includes supporting those navigating addiction and workplace or career challenges.
She is hard of hearing and brings both personal and professional perspective on living with disability. That experience informs how she listens and adapts sessions for clients who are deaf or have hearing loss.
Background and approach
She also has experience supporting people with visual impairment. Her style is straightforward and interactive. Sessions focus on practical steps and real goals.
She avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with respect and compassion. Beth Anne blends several methods to match what each person needs. She uses client-centered conversations to clarify goals.
She adds cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is weighing change or facing addiction. Typical sessions include working through communication problems, coping with life changes, improving self-esteem, and handling intense emotions like anger.
She also supports concerns around intimacy, polyamory or non-monogamous relationships, panic attacks, and post-traumatic stress. Therapy is framed as a partnership. Together the therapist and client set the pace, pick strategies, and track progress toward the client’s goals.
What Beth works with
Everything Beth lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Beth's practice.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Hearing impaired
- Impulsivity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Beth lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's goals. The therapist follows the client's pace, reflects concerns back, and helps people name what matters so they can set clear, achievable aims.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and to build new habits for managing anxiety, depression, anger, and panic symptoms.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels unsure about change. It uses open questions and reflective listening to strengthen a person's own reasons for taking steps forward, which is often helpful with addictions and behavior change.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses goals, tries methods that fit the client's needs, and adjusts strategies together. This collaborative process helps find what feels useful for each person.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief updates, written reflections, or more frequent touchpoints between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work between appointments.
Questions people ask about Beth
What kinds of problems does this counselor help with?
Beth Anne supports people facing anxiety, depression, stress, anger, relationship and family concerns, and career challenges. She also works with addictions and issues like body image, impulsivity, and workplace stress.
How would you describe the therapy style here?
The approach is approachable and interactive with a focus on practical steps. Sessions combine client-centered conversation, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing when useful.
What is the therapist's background and experience?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with eight years of experience working with a wide range of concerns, including mood disorders, addictions, and trauma-related issues.
Where is the counselor located and what credential is held?
The therapist practices in Louisiana and holds the LPC credential as listed.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and getting started work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.