Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
How Will works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Will
Will Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 10 years of practice in Illinois. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, and relationship strain. Will also supports work on self-esteem, career concerns, grieving, and major life changes.
He centers sessions on clear conversation and practical steps. Clients talk about what’s happening now and try small tools between meetings. Will pays attention to how past events affect current reactions and decision making.
Background and approach
Will uses trauma-informed care and approaches rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In practice that means identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors. He aims for concrete changes people can notice in daily life, like fewer explosive responses or clearer communication at work.
He often works with men focusing on fatherhood, motivation, and reentering society after incarceration. Will also supports people dealing with first responder stress, guilt, shame, or experiences of prejudice and discrimination. Sessions are conversational and straightforward.
Expect a mix of problem-solving, skill-building, and review of progress over time. Will encourages people to try the first step and congratulates those who reach out for help.
What Will works with
Everything Will lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Will's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Will lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches for anger and trauma
Will uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thought patterns that fuel anger or anxiety. CBT focuses on identifying stressful thoughts, testing them, and trying new behaviors to change how you feel and act. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people understand how past events affect current reactions and teaches skills to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and preferences, then recommend a mix of methods that fits. Plans are reviewed over time so adjustments can be made if something is not working.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can pick what works with their schedule. Video is useful for real-time conversation and demonstrations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging support brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options aim to make regular care easier to fit into work, parenting, or other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Will
What concerns does Will commonly address?
He works with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, self-esteem, career challenges, relationship problems, trauma and parenting issues.
How would you describe his therapy style?
Sessions are direct and conversational with an emphasis on practical tools. He blends talk and exercises to change thoughts and behaviors.
What experience does he bring?
He has a decade of professional experience working with people on anger management, motivation, fatherhood issues, and reentry after incarceration.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices with clients located in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.