Licensed clinical social worker recordOklahoma
Credentials check
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Oklahoma
- LCSW, licence 20477
- NPI
- 1407368897
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Oklahoma
These details come from information Wendy 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
- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem work
About Wendy
Wendy Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Oklahoma with five years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, career questions, and major life changes. She also focuses on issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, and challenges around pregnancy and childbirth.
Wendy approaches sessions in practical, straightforward terms. She helps clients talk through panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and patterns around guilt and shame. Conversations often include looking at everyday routines, relationships, and steps a person can try between sessions.
She integrates attention to values and, when relevant, a Christian perspective that clients can choose to include or not. That perspective is offered as part of conversation rather than as a requirement for care. Sessions cover communication problems, infidelity fallout, and the stress of parenting or caregiving roles.
Wendy also works with people exploring life purpose, career direction, and the transition to young adulthood. She helps with practical coping strategies and planning for short-term goals like reducing panic attacks or managing a stressful period at work.
Her style is direct and focused on usable skills and clearer next steps. People who want pragmatic guidance and room to bring faith into their work may find this approach useful. To begin, readers are encouraged to confirm current session options before booking.
BHow sessions work
Approaches and how online sessions can work
Wendy uses practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on symptoms and daily functioning. One common approach is short-term skill building that targets anxiety and panic symptoms with breathing and behavioral steps to reduce immediate distress. This focuses on learning small, repeatable actions to use when panic or high anxiety arise.She also works with trauma-related concerns using gradual processing and stabilization strategies. That means creating manageable steps to address distressing memories, reduce flashbacks or hyperarousal, and build coping skills over time. When faith matters to a person, she can include a Christian perspective in conversations if the client wishes.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Wendy will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels manageable, and then try methods that match those priorities. Clients and the therapist review progress and adjust techniques as needed rather than committing to a single method up front.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online options can make sessions easier to fit into work or family routines, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Ask about format details when scheduling to make sure session times and rhythms fit everyday life.
CAreas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, career questions, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include abandonment, caregiver stress, and pregnancy or childbirth issues.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her approach uses practical, evidence-based techniques and skills people can use between sessions. She offers conversational work and action steps rather than abstract theory.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience working with the listed concerns.
Is she a licensed clinician in my state?
Wendy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Oklahoma.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Confirm pricing for your location before scheduling.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers