Jerry Smith, LCSW, CSW

Jerry Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Georgia with 38 years of experience. He uses a client-centered approach and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma, grief, and related issues.

He has worked across many settings including outpatient mental health, alcohol and drug treatment programs, psychiatric hospitals, and correctional facilities. He has experience with people facing severe mental health challenges and substance use concerns, and he has also supported older adults living in assisted living settings.

In practice he focuses on helping people identify the things that keep them stuck and on setting clear, achievable goals. He uses client-centered work to follow the person’s lead and CBT tools to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors. He often gives homework between sessions and discusses practical steps clients can use outside the session.

He has classroom experience as an adjunct professor of psychology for twelve years, which he draws on when explaining concepts and offering skills practice. He also brings decades of hands-on work with stress, self-esteem, parenting concerns, addictions, trauma, and life transitions.

People who contact him can expect direct, practical conversations about what is getting in the way and what to try next. He helps people plan small, testable changes and checks progress over time. If you are in a blended household and dealing with merged routines, loyalty questions, or co-parenting stress, he lists blended family issues among his additional focuses.