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Jessica Smith

Jessica Smith, LPC

Texas

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Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Life Changes

  • Relationship patterns
  • Blended family issues
  • Goal focused work

About Jessica

Jessica Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 10 years of experience helping people during life and career transitions. She supports adults facing relationship strain, grief, shifting identities, and questions about work and purpose. Many clients come aiming for clearer goals and steadier decision-making during change.

She uses practical conversation and goal-focused work to sort through what feels stuck. Sessions often include looking at patterns in relationships, communication habits, and responses to loss. Jessica combines client-centered approaches with cognitive tools to help people reframe thoughts and test new behaviors.

Jessica also draws on Jungian ideas to look at personal meaning and recurring themes that shape choices. Motivational Interviewing may be used to uncover what motivates someone to change and to strengthen commitment to next steps. Trauma-focused methods are available when past events are affecting present functioning.

Her style is straightforward and candid. She encourages honesty, questions that clarify values, and steps that lead to real-world practice between meetings. People who have spent years prioritizing others often come to examine boundaries, codependency, and role shifts.

Blended family issues are a named focus area, so she is familiar with the common tensions of merging households, loyalty conflicts, and co-parenting adjustments. Jessica helps individuals sort their part in those dynamics and plan manageable changes.

Practical matters such as finances, midlife transitions, caregiving stress, and rebuilding after separation are also within her remit. Prospective clients are invited to consider goals and the first steps before booking a session.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Jessica commonly integrates Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people clarify their values and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy examines unhelpful thoughts and tests small behavior changes to reduce distress and improve decision-making.

She also uses elements of Motivational Interviewing to strengthen a person's readiness for change. That approach helps surface personal reasons to act and builds small, achievable steps toward goals. Together these approaches support work on relationships, grief, self-esteem, and life transitions in a practical way.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Jessica will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their situation, goals, and preferences. That discussion happens early in the process and can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can keep momentum between appointments.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changesCoaching

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Jungian TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she address related to relationships?

She works with adults on relationship patterns, communication problems, commitment issues, and blended family issues among other concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is practical and direct, using client-centered conversation plus cognitive and motivational techniques to set goals and try new behaviors.

How much experience does she have?

She has 10 years of clinical experience working with adults through transitions such as divorce, career change, and grief.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LPC licensed in Texas and practices from that state.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats does she provide?

The biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current options before booking to know whether sessions are by phone or video.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

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