Kristy Smith is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who holds a graduate degree in Counseling Psychology. She brings experience from residential treatment settings and rural community mental health, giving her a broad understanding of how emotional challenges show up across different life stages and environments.

Kristy has extensive training in trauma informed care and is fully trained in EMDR therapy. She works with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, sleep concerns, and complex trauma. These are issues many people carry quietly for years, and honestly, they can feel heavy without support.

Kristy believes therapy works best when it is collaborative. She partners closely with each client to create treatment that feels practical, respectful, and meaningful. Open and honest communication is central to her work, and she strives to create a space where clients of all ages and backgrounds feel safe, heard, and never judged.

Asking for help can be difficult. Change can feel uncomfortable, even when it is needed. Kristy understands this and approaches therapy with patience and compassion, meeting clients where they are rather than where they think they should be.

Everyone experiences emotional struggles at times, whether it is anxiety, low mood, difficulty sleeping, or feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve them. Kristy helps clients recognize these patterns and develop healthier ways of thinking, coping, and responding to life’s challenges.

Kristy Smith provides individual counseling and is available for appointments at the Bradley, Illinois office.

Make an appointment today by calling us on (888) 870-1775 or by filling out our Contact Form.

SPECIALTIES

• ADD/ADHD
• Adjustment Disorders
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Child Welfare
• Depression
• Divorce
• First Responders (Police, Fire, EMT)
• Grief and Loss
• Obsessive Compulsive
• Phobias
• Premarital / Marital Counseling
• PTSD
• Relationship Issues
• Self-Harming
• Severe Mental Illness (Bipolar, Schizophrenia, etc.)
• Sex Offenders
• Spirituality
• Stress Management
• Suicidal/Homicidal Thoughts
• Trauma and Abuse
• Work Life Stress/Transitions

METHODS

• Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
• Play Therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Brief Therapy
• Mindfulness
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Existential
• Motivational Interviewing
• Person-Centered
• Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
• Strength Based
• Trauma Focused CBT