About Jean
Jean Smith is a licensed professional counselor and a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Texas. She has worked in counseling for 34 years and brings long experience to everyday problems like stress, anxiety, grief, and depression.
Background and approach
She describes her work as respectful and compassionate and aims to meet each person where they are. Jean blends practical strategies with attention to the whole person.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on mindfulness methods to build steady attention and reduce reactivity in daily life.
In sessions she focuses on clear goals and concrete steps. Conversations include problem-solving, skill building, and checking what works between meetings.
She will adapt pace and techniques to fit individual needs and preferences. Jean helps people facing relationship strain, intimacy concerns, family-of-origin patterns, career stress, and life transitions such as divorce or aging-related issues.
She also supports those dealing with addictions, cancer-related stress, and the emotional fallout from trauma and abuse. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative.
People who prefer practical tools, short-term skills work, or a mindful presence in therapy may find her style helpful. She encourages small steps and realistic goals to move toward a more satisfying life.
Practical approaches for online therapy and skill building
Jean uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change thinking patterns that feed anxiety, depression, or unhealthy behavior. CBT involves setting small goals, testing new ways of thinking, and practicing different behaviors to see what helps in daily life.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention exercises and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and improve focus. Mindfulness can be useful for stress management, grief, and staying grounded during big life changes.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to match techniques to goals and preferences, adjusting methods as progress unfolds. Clients are encouraged to try tools and reflect on what feels most helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit a short break at work, and messaging or live chat can support brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between meetings. This variety helps therapy fit into busy schedules and different life situations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also works with
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 34 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English