About Wayland
Wayland Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with 38 years of experience who focuses on practical help for everyday struggles. He listens first and helps people name what feels hardest, then works with them on clear steps they can try. He aims to make the first step feel manageable for people who are anxious about reaching out.
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, and addictions.
Background and approach
He also helps with relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, and the challenges that come with ADHD. Wayland brings steady experience to complex, overlapping problems like co-morbidity, process addictions, and blended family issues. His approach treats the client as the expert of their own life.
That means listening closely, identifying strengths, and practicing strategies that fit each person’s daily routine. Sessions focus on concrete tools and small changes that can ease symptoms and improve functioning. Wayland has worked across many settings over nearly four decades, giving him a broad perspective on common life transitions and veteran-related issues.
He is based in Illinois and holds an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential. People who prefer English-language sessions can work with him online from different locations, including international clients. He uses flexible formats to match needs and schedules, aiming to make therapy fit the client’s life rather than the other way around.
Approaches that focus on skills and everyday change
Wayland uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize practical skills and problem solving. One common approach centers on building coping strategies for anxiety and stress - learning short behavioral steps and simple routines that lower day-to-day tension. Another approach focuses on managing addictive behaviors and impulse patterns by identifying triggers, rehearsing alternative responses, and creating small habit changes that reduce harm.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your preferences and life demands. Together you and he can adjust strategies over time so the work matches what you need and what actually helps in your daily routine.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets you use face-to-face conversation for deeper check-ins. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and messaging work well for brief updates, quick problem-solving, or check-ins between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, caregiving schedules, or different time zones.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Experience
- 38 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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