Timi Smart
Compassionate LCSW using practical CBT tools
LCSW Tennessee
- Experience
- 14 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Depression
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Timi
Timi Smart brings a client-centered perspective grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and nearly a decade and a half of clinical social work experience.
Background and approach
She holds an LCSW and practices in Tennessee, drawing on a long career in social work that includes work with cancer, dementia, hospice care, long-term care settings, adoption and foster care, and caregiver burnout. Her background includes addressing grief, loss, stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions, as well as challenges related to parenting, relationships, and trauma.
She frames therapy around each person's strengths and lived experience, honoring the client as the expert of their story while offering tools and strategies informed by CBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques.
Her approach is described as compassionate, caring, and nonjudgmental, and she often supports people coping with complex circumstances such as chronic illness, aging and geriatric concerns, blended family dynamics, and caregiving stress. With experience across hospitals, hospice, and long-term care, she integrates practical, evidence-informed interventions to help people manage symptoms, build coping skills, and work toward clearer goals.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Support
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathy, active listening, and building a collaborative relationship where the client’s perspective guides the work; it helps people feel heard while exploring their goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers structured, practical techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and develop skills for managing symptoms like anxiety, low mood, and sleep difficulties. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and acceptance skills that can reduce reactivity to stress and support coping with grief, chronic illness, and caregiving strain.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively to determine which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. Clients and the therapist review progress and adapt techniques so treatment stays relevant and goal-focused.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions or when in-person visits are difficult, while allowing licensed professionals to deliver skills-based interventions, reflective conversations, and solution-focused planning in ways that suit each client.
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Experience
14+ years
Licensed
Tennessee
Languages
English