Olga Watts-Smith
Illinois LCPC specializing in mood, anxiety, and relationships
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About
Olga Watts-Smith is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois with two decades of experience working with adults, adolescents, and families. She focuses on a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and depression, relationship difficulties, and parenting challenges. Her work also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, impulsivity, infidelity, and social anxiety, among other areas.
Her practice centers on building a collaborative therapeutic relationship that supports exploration of thoughts, emotions, and patterns. She offers a structured and supportive approach in a nonjudgmental setting, tailoring interventions to each person’s unique strengths, goals, and clinical needs. Olga emphasizes consistent, ethical, and compassionate care aimed at improving emotional regulation, increasing insight, and supporting sustainable change. Prospective clients can expect individualized planning and a steady, goal-oriented process grounded in professional experience.
Her practice centers on building a collaborative therapeutic relationship that supports exploration of thoughts, emotions, and patterns. She offers a structured and supportive approach in a nonjudgmental setting, tailoring interventions to each person’s unique strengths, goals, and clinical needs. Olga emphasizes consistent, ethical, and compassionate care aimed at improving emotional regulation, increasing insight, and supporting sustainable change. Prospective clients can expect individualized planning and a steady, goal-oriented process grounded in professional experience.
- Location:
- Illinois, United States
- Years Experience:
- 20
- Gender:
- Female
- Languages Spoken:
- English
- Therapist of Color:
- Yes
- Communication Options:
- Phone • Video • Live Chat • Messaging
Specialties
Primary area of focus:Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Parenting issues, Depression
Other areas of experience: Abandonment, Attachment issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Mood disorders, Young adult issues
Credentials & Verification
- Credentials: IL LCPC 180006109
- NPI Number: 1124239884
- License: LCPC (Illinois)
Remote sessions with a collaborative, structured approach
Olga frames online work around a collaborative therapeutic alliance, inviting adults, adolescents, and families to engage in treatment that emphasizes trust, clear goals, and mutual effort. She creates a structured and supportive environment where clients can explore emotions, patterns, and relationships while developing practical strategies for managing stress, anxiety, and mood concerns.Treatment is individualized and informed by each client’s strengths, goals, and clinical needs. That means sessions are oriented toward measurable steps and shared planning, with attention to emotional regulation, interpersonal dynamics, and parenting or family issues when relevant. This collaborative style is suited to people who prefer a steady, goal-focused process grounded in professional guidance.
Olga offers remote sessions by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences. Those formats support ongoing collaboration and regular check-ins while maintaining the same structured, supportive framework used in her in-person practice.
What is Olga Watts-Smith’s clinical experience?
Olga has 20 years of professional experience providing evidence-based care to adults, adolescents, and families.
What credentials and licensing does she hold?
She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with the Illinois license IL LCPC 180006109.
Which languages does she work in?
This profile indicates she practices in English.
Where is Olga based?
She is licensed and practices in the state of Illinois.
How can clients work with her remotely?
Olga offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect.
Is she available to work with clients outside the United States?
Yes. This profile indicates she is accepting international clients.
What does it cost to work with Olga?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin therapy with her?
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