Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
How Jeffrey works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Smart is a licensed professional clinical counselor with six years of practice in Ohio. He focuses on everyday struggles that block a person’s goals and sense of meaning. Jeffrey takes a straightforward, person-centered approach that keeps conversations practical and goal oriented.
Clients can expect calm, direct sessions where the therapist listens without judgment. Jeffrey emphasizes collaboration and helps people notice choices that move them toward their aims. He treats concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and grief, and anger.
Background and approach
His work draws on approaches that encourage clear thinking and committed action. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support values-based decisions and present-moment awareness.
Jeffrey frames life difficulties as opportunities to learn and grow rather than just problems to fix. He helps clients set concrete goals and build steps to reach them. Sessions focus on practical skills, real-life problem solving, and steady progress.
Therapy is offered through online methods including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are arranged through an easy sign-up process and scheduled to fit each client’s needs. Jeffrey works in English and practices as an Ohio LPCC.
What Jeffrey works with
Everything Jeffrey lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jeffrey's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jeffrey lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Jeffrey uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors in daily life. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and habit changes because it focuses on clear experiments and skill practice.He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which guides people to notice thoughts and feelings while taking actions that match their values. ACT can help with stress, grief, addiction-related urges, and building a meaningful routine.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Jeffrey will discuss goals and preferences and together they decide which methods to try. He adjusts techniques over time based on what works for each person.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video is good for full conversations and visual cues; phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging can support frequent, focused coaching and quick skill practice between longer sessions, allowing flexible ways to stay on track.
Questions people ask about Jeffrey
What problems does Jeffrey help with?
He helps people work through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, anger, addictions, relationship strain, and career or life transitions.
What is his general approach in sessions?
Sessions are collaborative and person-centered with an emphasis on practical steps. He aims to listen without judgment and help clients set clear goals.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Jeffrey has six years of experience as a licensed counselor working with a variety of life challenges.
What are his credentials and location?
He is an Ohio LPCC - licensed professional clinical counselor based in Ohio.
Which languages are supported and can he see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not currently seeing international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.