Jerry Smith, LCSW, CSW

Jerry Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Georgia with 38 years of experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, depression, trauma, grief, and a range of everyday challenges. He also focuses on parenting, sleep and eating difficulties, anger and self-esteem, career concerns, and ADHD.

Over his career he has worked across many settings. He has supported people in foster-care systems, assisted living, psychiatric hospitals, outpatient mental health and substance use programs, and correctional facilities. He has experience helping people manage serious mental health conditions alongside co-occurring substance use issues.

His main approach is Client-Centered Therapy, which means sessions focus on what the person wants to change. He pairs that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques when helpful, such as identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying new behaviors. He gives practical homework and follows up on progress between sessions.

Jerry also spent twelve years teaching as an adjunct professor of psychology, which shaped his clear, direct teaching style in sessions. He emphasizes concrete steps people can try and checks in about how those steps felt and worked.

He asks clients to set goals they care about and to take an active part in reaching them. He encourages honest, straightforward conversation about what’s working and what isn’t. If you are weighing therapy, he suggests starting with a short questionnaire and an initial session to see how the methods fit your life.

How his approaches translate to online sessions