Simone Smith, LPC - Therapist in New Jersey

About Simone

Simone Smith is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in New Jersey who focuses on relationship and family concerns alongside common issues like anxiety, stress, and depression. She brings a warm, genuine approach and treats people with respect and sensitivity. Simone avoids stigmatizing labels and aims to create a calm space for honest conversation.

She uses straightforward, practical tools in sessions so people can try something new between meetings. Simone combines cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered listening and emotion-focused ideas.

Background and approach

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and elements of the Gottman Method when those approaches fit the goals. Her background includes work in a school setting and in independent practice, and she has six years of counseling experience. That mix gives her experience with life transitions, parenting challenges, postpartum depression, and issues tied to prejudice and discrimination.

Simone also supports work on self-esteem, self-love, career questions, addictions, trauma, and young adult concerns. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person. Simone helps clients clarify small steps they can take and practices they can use between sessions.

She emphasizes developing coping skills and building emotional insight over time. Many clients come wanting clearer communication, steadier moods, or help navigating a big change. Simone listens without judgment and helps people set realistic goals.

Her style is steady, practical, and compassionate, with attention to each person’s lived experience.

Practical therapies that work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and reshaping emotional responses to improve connection and regulation, which can help people seeking better emotional understanding.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Simone works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person’s goals and comfort level. She adapts techniques over time so sessions stay practical and relevant to the client’s priorities.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for busy schedules. These formats make it easier to keep continuity during life transitions and to use short check-ins or longer sessions as needed. Licensed professionals can guide homework, teach new skills, and track progress while meeting people where they are.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Simone commonly address?

She works with relationship and family issues plus anxiety, depression, stress, parenting challenges, career transitions, addictions, trauma and abuse, and related topics such as postpartum depression and young adult issues.

What is Simone's therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm and genuine, focused on respect and sensitivity. She avoids labels and aims for practical steps people can apply between sessions.

What experience does Simone have?

Simone has six years of counseling experience, including roles in a school setting and in independent practice working with a range of concerns.

What are Simone's credentials and where is she located?

She is a licensed professional counselor - LPC - with license number NJ LPC 37PC00819700 and practices from New Jersey.

Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?

Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

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

How are costs and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Simone?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 6 years
Licensed: New Jersey
Languages: English

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