Roseann Smith, LCSW

Roseann Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 16 years of experience based in Virginia. She helps people facing addiction, depression, anxiety, and trauma-related concerns. She also supports those coping with grief, anger, low self-esteem, mood disorders, and big life changes.

Her approach is warm and down-to-earth. She aims to create a relaxed space where people can talk without feeling judged. Sessions often include goal-setting and practical steps to try between meetings.

Roseann uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and client-centered ideas in her work. She draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotion regulation or distress tolerance is needed. The focus is on skills that reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Her background includes work with people dealing with substance use and severe mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and major depression. She has experience helping people who have lived through trauma and connects them with resources when intense feelings arise.

Earlier in her career she spent time at a college counseling center and worked with young adults navigating relationships and the transition to independence. That experience informs her practical, strengths-based style.

Roseann often assigns small, achievable tasks to practice between sessions. These steps are chosen together and meant to help people move forward at a manageable pace.

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Roseann commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and dialectical behavior therapy skills in sessions. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test them against real life, which can lower anxiety and depressive patterns. DBT skills focus on emotion regulation and distress tolerance, which can be useful for overwhelming feelings and impulsive behaviors.

She also draws on client-centered and motivational interviewing ideas to keep the work collaborative. That means the therapist helps clients set goals, listens closely to their priorities, and adjusts methods based on what feels most helpful. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together rather than a single upfront decision.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different schedules and needs. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, between-session support, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent while working around daily life.