Licensed clinical social worker recordVirginia
Kelly Smith, LCSW
Virginia
Licensed clinical social worker - stress and relationships
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in New York
- LCSW, licence 054827
- Licensed in California
- LCSW, licence LCSW112157
- Licensed in Virginia
- LCSW, licence 0904016388
- Licensed in Washington
- LICSW, licence LW61469825
- NPI
- 1861441297
- Experience
- 30 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Virginia
These details come from information Kelly supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- CBT for coping
- DBT skills practice
- Client-centered care
About Kelly
Kelly Smith is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and Virginia with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, addiction, and LGBT-related issues among other struggles.
Her approach is practical and conversational. Sessions focus on what is happening now and what steps feel doable. Kelly combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral strategies and dialectical behavior techniques. She draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people manage emotions and make changes that fit their life.
Kelly has supported people through grief, intimacy-related worries, anger, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She also has experience with ADHD, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and complex family situations such as adoption and blended families. Her background includes many years as a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, which informs her case understanding and treatment planning.
In sessions she listens for practical patterns and helps clients try small, testable changes. Conversations often include skill practice, problem solving, and tracking what works between meetings. Mindfulness and DBT skills can be used to reduce distress in the moment and build more stable routines over time.
People who want straightforward, experience-based guidance around daily pressures and relationships may find this style useful. Kelly conducts work from a social work perspective that balances immediate coping with longer term change, and she speaks English in her practice.
BHow sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the person. It helps people clarify values and choices and is useful for relationship, identity, and life-change concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by setting small, practical experiments to try between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. These tools help when intense feelings, anger, or self-destructive patterns get in the way of daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kelly will talk with each person about goals and preferences and together they will decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process makes it easier to adapt strategies when life changes or new problems come up.
Confirm the session formats before booking to know what is offered. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions around work, family, and medical schedules, and they can reduce travel time. Some formats also let people choose shorter check-ins or avoid video when bandwidth is limited. Ask about current session arrangements when you complete the matching questionnaire so scheduling fits everyday life.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
New York, California, Virginia, Washington
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and grief among other concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and conversational, using client-centered dialogue alongside cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and Virginia and practices from that social work background.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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