Kennethya Smith-Johnson, LCSW, LISW

Kennethya Smith-Johnson is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She writes in a direct and welcoming way and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.

She creates a calm space for people to talk through what matters to them. Sessions focus on honest conversation and practical steps that can fit into daily life. Kennethya encourages people to name hard feelings and to try small changes between meetings.

Her background includes three years of professional practice and licensure as an LCSW and LISW. That experience includes supporting people with motivation, confidence, and coping during life transitions. Kennethya also works with concerns like compassion fatigue, ADHD, and relationship stress.

Additional areas she frequently addresses include chronic illness and pain, caregiving stress, aging and geriatric issues, adoption and foster care questions, and bereavement around hospice or end-of-life situations. She also has experience with social anxiety, panic attacks, postpartum depression, traumatic brain injury, and cancer-related adjustment.

Her approach blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral ideas. That means conversations are led by each person’s needs, and they also try concrete ways to change thinking and behavior when those help. Kennethya aims to be straightforward and supportive while people work toward clearer goals.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy puts each person’s goals and priorities first. In practice this means the therapist listens carefully and follows the client’s lead, helping them name what matters and set clear, realistic goals. This approach can help with grief, life changes, and emotional overwhelm.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It offers concrete tools such as simple thought records or graded exposure steps that can reduce anxiety, panic, and depressive patterns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kennethya works with each person to try different strategies and adjust them based on what feels useful. Together they set short-term goals and track progress so sessions stay focused on practical outcomes.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It can reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins during a workday or longer weekly sessions when needed. Because session formats were not specified, confirm current session options before booking so the chosen arrangement matches your schedule and needs.