Therapist profile
Beverly Smith, LCSW
LCSW - Family and parenting-focused concerns
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- CBT
- Mindfulness
- Client-centered
About Beverly
Beverly Smith is an LCSW licensed in Illinois with more than 20 years of clinical experience. She has worked in hospitals, clinics, adoption and foster care agencies, and assisted living settings. Her practice focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting, trauma and abuse, grief, and related issues.
She began her career as a baccalaureate-trained nurse and later completed a Master of Social Work, then earned the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential. That healthcare and social work background shaped how she approaches practical problems. She draws on cognitive behavioral, narrative, and mindfulness-based methods in sessions.
In sessions she uses straightforward conversation and evidence-informed techniques. She helps people name patterns, try small changes, and practice new skills between meetings. She also works with people who face adoption and foster care questions, caregiving stress, aging and geriatric issues, and infertility or end-of-life concerns.
Her experience includes counseling foster parents, grandparents, young parents, members of the LGBT community, children, and teens in earlier roles. She also has taught as an adjunct college professor, which informs her coaching and educational style with clients.
Beverly emphasizes finding a good therapist fit as a key part of getting results. Her approach is collaborative: she listens, suggests concrete steps, and adjusts methods based on what is helpful. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
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How Beverly’s approaches translate to online work
Client-centered work puts the client's concerns at the center and emphasizes listening and collaboration. This approach helps adults clarify priorities, name what matters most at home, and set simple goals to try between sessions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and problems that respond to skills practice and planning.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for regulating emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication. These tools can help with anger, relationship tension, and intense emotional reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help assess goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. That collaborative process means techniques can be mixed and changed to suit the client's needs and preferences.
The original biography does not name specific online session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, shorten check-ins when needed, avoid travel time, and choose quieter surroundings. Licensed professionals can also use brief coaching-style conversations or longer therapeutic sessions depending on what the client and therapist agree will be most useful.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting issues does she address?
She works with parents and adults on parenting strain, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and caregiver stress.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a client-centered approach combined with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques to focus on practical skills and reflection.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Beverly has over 20 years of experience working in hospitals, clinics, adoption and foster care agencies, and assisted living facilities.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started for an initial session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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