Timi Smart , LCSW

Timi Smart is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Tennessee who brings 14 years of clinical therapy experience within a 25-year professional social work career. She has worked across health and social care settings including cancer care, dementia support, hospice, long-term care, hospitals, and caregiver burnout, and has experience with adoption and foster care, parenting and blended family concerns, pregnancy loss, sexual abuse, and complex child protective services issues such as false allegations.

Her clinical work addresses stress, anxiety, grief and loss, depression, and the challenges of coping with life changes. She supports individuals and families facing relationship and marriage issues and offers guidance for those navigating caregiving responsibilities and aging-related concerns. Timi integrates her background in a range of settings to help people manage emotional pain, process trauma, and build practical coping skills.

She approaches each person with a strengths-based perspective, believing that individuals are the experts of their own stories and that those strengths can be mobilized to overcome difficult circumstances. She has been told she is compassionate, caring, and nonjudgmental, and she recognizes that beginning therapy can take courage. Timi honors that first step and works to create a respectful, supportive space for change.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Timi uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, empathetic environment where the client's own goals and perspectives guide the work. This approach is useful for individuals seeking a collaborative space to explore personal values, life transitions, and relationship concerns. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - a structured method that helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and develop practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage depression, and change behaviors. Mindfulness therapy is another component of her practice, offering simple attention and breathing techniques to reduce stress and improve emotional regulation during difficult moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. She works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods align best with their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques as progress and circumstances evolve.

Online therapy with Timi is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, and caregiving responsibilities, and they allow licensed professionals to support clients from locations across Tennessee with accessible, consistent sessions.