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- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
About Tracy
LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) in Illinois with 20 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and related concerns. Tracy Smith focuses on practical steps people can use now, and she centers the work on each person’s real-life strengths and goals.
Tracy listens for the parts of a person’s story that are getting in the way of daily functioning. She emphasizes small, actionable changes rather than long theory sessions. Conversations often look at values, patterns of thinking, and behaviors that maintain stress or low mood.
Her work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify values and take committed action. Mindfulness practices are used to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Narrative Therapy techniques are applied to examine and reframe the stories people tell about themselves.
Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented, with space to talk through immediate problems like sleep, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction concerns, or coping after loss. She also addresses workplace stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and mood instability such as bipolar disorder when these come up in session.
Tracy asks clients to identify concrete goals early on and revisits progress regularly. She encourages practical homework between meetings, such as brief mindfulness exercises or journaling prompts, so people can try out changes between appointments.
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How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. In sessions this looks like clarifying goals, noticing unhelpful patterns, and planning real-world actions to try between meetings.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and focus. These are short exercises that can be practiced during the week to reduce anxiety and build tolerance for difficult feelings.
Narrative Therapy examines the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships. The work involves noticing problem-focused language and experimenting with different ways of describing experiences to open up new choices.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean mixing ACT exercises with mindfulness practice and narrative techniques over several sessions.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm available formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Therapists often adapt exercises and homework so people can try techniques between sessions in everyday settings.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, self esteem, career matters, bipolar mood concerns, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
What approaches does she use in sessions?
Her documented approaches are Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. These are used to help people clarify values, build present-moment awareness, and reframe personal stories.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - licensed in Illinois.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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