Jeanene Smith, Marriage Counselor in Austin, 78746

Jeanene Smith MA, LPC, LMFT

Profession(s):
Marriage & Family Therapy, Counseling, Coaching
License Status:
I'm a licensed professional.
Primary License:
License Marriage and Family Therapist
Secondary License:
License Professional Counselor

My Approach to Helping

Welcome! I want to talk to you. It is hard trying to find answers, to find someone to trust, and find someone to help make sense out of what you are going through. I believe you have strengths that you may not see, that you may have forgotten, or that you may have just become worn out. I work to find those strengths and help you create the abliity to allow them to overtake negative patterns. If I am not the right therapist for you, I will work to help you find a better fit. Let's talk.

More Info About My Practice

I do not take insurance but I am able to provide you with all the codes for you to be able to file on your own. You can easily file on your own and include the session charges as an out of network provider. Many of my clients do exactly that and I am happy to help you.

What I Love about Being a Psychotherapist

I love hearing people's stories, how they have walked along their journey and where they want to go. It is an honor and a privilege to be allowed inside to help find solutions.

Had a Negative Therapy Experience?

My heart sinks a little bit whenever I hear a new client tell me horror story about past therapy experiences. I am always amazed at how courageous clients are to try again. I ask at the beginning of each new session if they have ever been to therapy before. If the answer is yes, then my follow up question is, "What did you like about it and what did you not like about it." I do not want to repeat a bad experience. Therapy should be non-judgemental, safe and yet it is a place to work. Let's begin the work you want to do.

The Duration and Frequency of Therapy

This is such complex question. Unless a client is in crisis or has a certian time limit, I generally see clients once a week or every other week. Therapy is a personal experience and every person who enters into the process goes at their own pace depending upon what they are undertaking. It is never my thought to keep a client in therapy a long time, I am not a psycho-analyist. I want to give people tools they can take with them and be able to handle whatever comes up in their life. Clients generally know when they feel they are ready and we work to transition to that place.