Stephanie Smith, LPC

Tennessee · 17 years in practice

Stephanie Smith is a licensed professional counselor in Tennessee with 17 years of experience.

License and registration

LPC, Tennessee: 2706 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1619290814 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 17
Languages: English

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About Stephanie

Stephanie Smith is a licensed professional counselor in Tennessee with 17 years of experience. She helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Her work often focuses on recovery from past trauma, addiction concerns, and improving how people relate to others.

Stephanie uses clear, practical methods in sessions. She combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with cognitive-behavioral tools and mindfulness practices to help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to build everyday skills for managing mood, sleep, and anger. She also supports people working through family problems, adoption and foster care issues, abandonment, and codependency. That work often includes talking through communication problems and strengthening self-love and boundaries.

Stephanie pays attention to how past experiences shape current reactions and choices. Clients can expect a collaborative style. The therapist helps set goals and chooses approaches that fit each person’s needs.

Treatment can include short-term problem solving or longer work on deeper wounds and patterns. Stephanie offers phone, video, live chat, and text-based sessions to fit different schedules and communication styles. She practices motivational interviewing when helping people make changes related to substance use.

Her aim is to help people feel more capable and steady in daily life.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Stephanie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Anger management
Coping with life changes
Addictions
Family conflicts
Grief
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Depression
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Codependency
Communication problems
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
Mood disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love

Approaches Stephanie names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches meet online care

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and reshaping emotional responses in relationships and in how people relate to themselves. In online sessions this means gently tracking feelings and practicing new ways of expressing needs in real time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It often involves concrete exercises and brief homework that translate well to video or text follow-ups.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Stephanie will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. She adapts methods over time so sessions match changing needs and progress is clear and practical.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let the therapist and client see one another for a fuller exchange. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is low or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit brief check-ins into busy days or to reflect in writing between sessions. These options help people continue care around work, school, and family commitments.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Stephanie address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, sleep problems, anger, parenting strains, and self-esteem issues.

What is her style in therapy?

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward, combining Emotionally-Focused Therapy, cognitive-behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to match each person’s needs.

How much experience does she have?

She has 17 years of professional experience working with people across a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

What credentials and region are listed?

She holds the LPC credential and practices in Tennessee.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and scheduling work?

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