Jeffrey Smart, LPCC

Jeffrey Smart is an Ohio LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) with six years of clinical experience. He focuses on common life challenges such as stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and self-esteem concerns. Jeffrey also works with career issues, bipolar disorder, and coping with major life changes.

Jeffrey uses a person-centered and existential approach that emphasizes each person's goals and search for meaning. He treats problems as opportunities to clarify values and take steps toward what matters most. Sessions are conversational and collaborative rather than directive.

He draws on practical methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different behaviors. Mindfulness techniques are used to reduce reactivity and strengthen attention. The Gottman Method informs work on communication and relationship patterns.

Jeffrey pays attention to specific pressures like abandonment, attachment concerns, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and substance use. He also addresses control issues, codependency, divorce and separation, and the fallout from natural or human-caused disasters. He blends talk and concrete exercises to address these topics.

Sessions are meant to help people take practical steps toward values-based living. He encourages straightforward conversation about what is getting in the way and what small changes might help. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before scheduling.

Approaches used in online sessions