LPC, 10 years of experience
Hi! I am Joycelyn Smith, LPC. I am a graduate of Georgia State University where I received my Master's degree in Professional counseling. I have been counseling and apart of the mental/behavioral health field for over 10 years. I support young to middle age adults with managing some of life's most distressing moments that include but not limited to: adjusting to life's changes, anxiety, stress management.
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're experiencing for me to gather information that will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
My greatest strengths as a provider is my ability to establish a strong therapeutic alliance with my clients. The is most important because the therapeutic process requires vulnerability and honesty that, if there is no comfort and trust established, the effectiveness can be non-existent. Clients have often shared they have felt validated, understood, yet challenged to grow /heal with helpful strategies shared or through revelations ('ah ha') moments from talk therapy. Secondly, my diverse experience with providing counseling with people from all different walks of life, have allowed me to tap into identifying needs and evidence based interventions that are effective.
It's a joy working with individuals who take the initiative to seek therapy with a goal in mind to grow and live the lives they have envisioned for themselves. My clients are eager to evolve and grow but haven't tapped into the tools needed to make this goal a reality; due to life's challenges or feeling mentally and/or emotionally stifled.
3 ratings with written reviews
May 7, 2025
She is wonderful, kind hearted and intelligent. She is excellent relating and has an exceptional thought process.
May 5, 2025
Joycelyn is an incredible therapist. She’s patient, open-minded, and deeply understanding. She challenges me in the most constructive way, always offering thoughtful insights that encourage me to consider perspectives beyond my own. I genuinely look forward to our sessions—they’ve become an essential part of my growth.
April 7, 2025
I felt very comfortable being able to open up and share my story with my therapist.
Because CBT focuses on how thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes affect your feelings and actions, I use this treatment method to address common mood issues (i.e. anxiety, stress management, anger management, A.D.H.D). Implementation of this treatment method includes exercises(i.e journal entries, worksheets) that provide coping techniques and strategies to learn to apply to thought processes.
Solution Focused treatment is an approach that as the name suggests focuses on solutions rather than the problem that may have brought one to therapy. This is helpful for those who are more solution oriented and want to address minor issues that are impacting them day to day and want to participate in counseling short-term.