About Beverly
Beverly Smith is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions and focuses on what will help people feel better now. Beverly aims to be caring, honest, and straightforward when meeting new clients.
Her background includes work in hospitals, clinics, adoption and foster care agencies, and assisted living facilities. She has also taught as an adjunct professor at local junior colleges. That range of settings gives her experience with many kinds of life challenges and caregiving concerns.
Beverly has helped individuals facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She also supports people dealing with grief, parenting pressures, relationship concerns, and issues related to adoption and foster care. Other areas she addresses include ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, body image, and career transitions.
Her approach uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices. She also draws on narrative therapy and motivational interviewing to help people tell their stories and find workable changes. Sessions emphasize clear goals, practical skills, and steady support.
Beverly often works with parents, foster parents, grandparents, and members of the LGBT community as individuals. She encourages people to ask questions about how therapy will fit their life and to discuss specific needs up front. To begin, she asks people to think about what they want to change and bring that to the first meeting.
How Beverly’s approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and experience. The therapist listens closely and helps clients set their own priorities, which is useful for relationship stress, parenting worries, and adoption-related concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change them. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) adds clear skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. These skills are helpful for intense emotions, anger, and relationship conflicts.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Beverly will discuss goals and preferences and help decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process that can change as needs shift.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and let people use shorter check-ins when a full session isn’t needed. Ask about session length and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions fit your routine.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Beverly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, parenting and relationship concerns, and issues connected to adoption and foster care among other topics.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her sessions are practical and client-centered, focusing on clear goals, skills you can use, and listening to each person’s story.
What experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of experience in hospitals, clinics, adoption and foster care agencies, assisted living facilities, and teaching at junior colleges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Beverly?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.