Works with
How Kennethya works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, LISW
- Licensed in
- Arkansas, Iowa
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kennethya
Kennethya Smith-Johnson is a licensed social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, anger, and life changes. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak openly and begin to sort through difficult feelings. Kennethya encourages practical steps and small goals so progress feels manageable.
She has three years of professional experience and holds LCSW and LISW credentials. Kennethya draws on Client-Centered Therapy to listen deeply and shape sessions around each person's needs.
Background and approach
She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helping people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors that can improve mood. Sessions cover a wide range of concerns beyond core mood issues, including career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and relationship worries.
She also supports people coping with adoption and foster care questions, aging and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, end-of-life and hospice matters, and cancer-related challenges. Kennethya works with clients in Arkansas and conducts sessions in English. Her approach is straightforward: listen first, set clear goals, and practice skills between sessions.
She aims to make therapy feel useful from the start. If someone is nervous about beginning therapy, she acknowledges that first step takes courage and helps clients move at a comfortable pace. Kennethya combines practical strategies with patient listening to help people regain steadier footing.
What Kennethya works with
Everything Kennethya lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kennethya's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
Approaches Kennethya lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her therapy styles translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. In practice she reflects what a person says, asks clarifying questions, and helps the client set priorities. This approach suits people who want a supportive space to make sense of strong emotions or life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. Sessions often include short exercises and practical homework to test new behaviors, which can be done between video or phone meetings.
Kennethya treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will discuss goals and preferences, try strategies that fit the person's life, and adjust the plan as things shift. The client’s input guides which techniques are used and how quickly to move forward.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging gives flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and practicing skills together, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and messaging or chat can fit into a busy day for quick support. These options make it easier to schedule consistent sessions and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Kennethya
What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, anger, relationship concerns, career stress, ADHD, and related challenges listed in her specialties.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a client-centered style to listen and shape care around each person, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional work experience as a licensed social worker.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and is based in Arkansas with licensing noted as AR LCSW and IA LISW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does the cost and subscription work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.