Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
How Sheena works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sheena
Dr. Sheena Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of clinical experience based in New Jersey. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, trauma, family strain, and career transitions.
Her approach aims to be practical and approachable so clients can use skills between sessions. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person's needs. That often means breaking problems into smaller steps, practicing coping skills together, and tracking progress over time.
Background and approach
Conversations tend to be straightforward and grounded in real-life situations rather than abstract theory. Her background includes community mental health and work in addiction treatment and parent coaching, which inform a broad perspective on life stressors. She draws from trauma-informed practices when past hurts affect day-to-day functioning.
This helps when anger, post-traumatic stress, or relationship strain are present. Sessions focus on building practical tools for mood regulation, managing triggers, and improving communication. She also supports people through divorce or separation, abandonment wounds, and issues around forgiveness and self-love.
Work on career stress and women’s issues is offered with attention to goals and boundaries. Therapy is collaborative: goals are set together and adjusted as progress is made. Sessions can include talk, skill practice, and short assignments to try between meetings.
The aim is steady, manageable change rather than quick fixes.
What Sheena works with
Everything Sheena lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sheena's practice.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Dr. Smith draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and practical change. Cognitive-behavioral strategies help identify unhelpful thoughts and build alternative thinking and coping habits; these methods are useful for anxiety, mood challenges, and anger. Trauma-informed care focuses on understanding how past events shape current reactions and teaches grounding and regulation techniques to reduce reactivity and flashbacks.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, try techniques in sessions, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. This collaborative process means methods can shift as needs and priorities evolve.
Online therapy offers flexibility to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging are options for brief check-ins, homework support, and tracking progress between scheduled sessions. These choices make it easier to maintain continuity and practice new skills in daily life.
Questions people ask about Sheena
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, trauma and abuse, family-related strain, and career stress. Additional focus areas include abandonment, divorce and separation, forgiveness, mood disorders, narcissism, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and women’s issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
The approach is collaborative and practical, using evidence-based techniques. Sessions focus on skills practice, clear goals, and real-life problem solving.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience as a licensed counselor working in community mental health and related settings. That background shapes a practical, skill-focused approach.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LPC credential as a Licensed Professional Counselor and practices in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Different formats can be used to match scheduling and communication preferences.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. The therapist will be matched based on the information provided.