- Warm and genuine
- Evidence-informed methods
- Practical skills
About Simone
Simone Smith is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey. She helps people dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting stress, career changes, addiction concerns, and the fallout from trauma or abuse. She also supports those facing postpartum depression, prejudice and discrimination, and issues common to young adults and women.
Her manner is warm and genuine. Sessions focus on respect, sensitivity, and practical steps a person can try between meetings. Simone does not use stigmatizing labels and aims to meet people where they are.
Simone draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep the conversation focused on each person’s goals and experience. She blends that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns and clarify what matters to them. She also uses Emotionally-Focused techniques and tools from the Gottman Method when relationship work is part of the plan.
In practice she creates an individualized plan rather than a one-size-fits-all program. That plan may include skill practice for stress and anxiety, strategies to manage mood, and ways to address parenting or career concerns. Simone emphasizes collaboration so people feel included in decisions about their care.
Simone has six years of experience across school counseling and private practice settings. She invites anyone ready to take a step toward change to begin a gentle, practical process of growth and healing.
How Simone's Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Client-Centered Therapy places the person's experience at the center of sessions. It focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people name their own goals. This approach is useful when someone needs a supportive place to process feelings and make decisions.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be helpful for anxiety, low mood, and life transitions where taking meaningful steps matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers tools to change patterns that cause distress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Simone will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then adjust methods collaboratively as the relationship develops. Clients are invited to try practical exercises and bring feedback about what helps.
The original biography did not list specific session formats for Simone, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when time is limited, and avoid travel time. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises, homework, and communication to suit a person's routine so therapy can fit into everyday life.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Simone address?
She helps people with anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting stress, career transitions, addictions, trauma and abuse, and related issues like postpartum depression and prejudice-related distress.
What is Simone's therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, genuine, and nonjudgmental. She focuses on respect and works collaboratively to set goals and try practical steps between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Simone has six years of experience working in school counseling and private practice settings with a range of concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a licensed professional counselor, LPC, licensed in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and Simone accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Simone?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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