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Anna (Kate) Smart, LCSW

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Anna is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

4.5 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Anna. View 41 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Missouri

Recent reviews

So far, I am very please with. Anna and she is very attentive to my needs and. My words

Reviewed December 2024

She is very kind and I have enjoyed my sessions with her. Thank you

Reviewed November 2024

More about Anna

  • 13 years' experience
  • Female
  • LCSW

Hello! If you are reading this then it means you are somewhere along the way to seeking therapy - welcome, it's great you are here! Making the decision to talk through personal challenges and struggles with someone takes courage and while it can be a hard step to take, it opens the door to positive and profound change.

If you are looking to heal, let's talk. If you are struggling with life transitions or challenges that seem insurmountable, let's talk. If you are wanting to gain a fresh perspective or make some difficult changes, let's talk.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Missouri and have been providing mental health support there and overseas since 2009. I have worked in a variety of settings including outreach centers for survivors of violence, a university counseling center and private practice, and have had the opportunity to work with people of all ages and various nationalities.

I practice using a strengths-based approach, focusing on a person's resilience and building on the strengths they possess (we all have strengths, sometimes we are just so overwhelmed by life we are not able to see them clearly). Over the course of therapy I incorporate elements of cognitive behavioral, trauma-focused, solution focused and person-centered therapy. Therapy is not one size fits all and thus the therapeutic process is tailored to meet individual needs.

It is truly a privilege to be present with someone on their path of self-discovery and change and I look forward to working with you.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Relationship issues Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression LGBT Family conflicts Career difficulties Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue Abandonment Blended family issues Body image Codependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issues Coping with natural or human-caused disaster Divorce and separation Domestic violence Family problems Guilt and shame Life purpose Midlife crisis Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stress Self-love Sexual assault and abuse Social anxiety and phobia Women's issues Young adult issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Licenses

Anna (Kate) Smart's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497342299.

  • LCSW · Missouri · 2012004769 · Expires September 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling, sometimes called teletherapy, refers to talk therapy delivered remotely through digital platforms, such as video calls, phone calls, or chat. It can be a great option for people who face barriers to traditional face-to-face therapy, such as those living in remote areas, individuals with mobility issues, or people with busy schedules that make it difficult to attend in-person sessions.

Teletherapy also offers greater convenience and flexibility, allowing clients to access care from the comfort of their homes. Research shows that the treatment outcomes with online counseling are often just as effective as with traditional therapy, providing a viable alternative for individuals seeking mental health support.

Reviews for Anna (Kate) Smart

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

4.5

41 reviews

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So far, I am very please with. Anna and she is very attentive to my needs and. My words

Reviewed December 2024

She is very kind and I have enjoyed my sessions with her. Thank you

Reviewed November 2024

Kate is absolutely amazing! She is so kind and easy to open up to. She has helped me come a long way from when I started.

Reviewed November 2024

Anna (Kate) Smart is a great therapist. She is friendly and offers guided advice. I feel relaxed sharing my thoughts and feelings and she offers a true safe space. I can type freely without fear any judgment and I always look forward to her response. A gem indeed.

Reviewed November 2024

I love Kate! She’s a therapist for all seasons of my life. She’s so wise.

Reviewed September 2024

Kate has been amazing with understanding and helping me with my problems. She is very compassionate and knowledgeable. I feel so happy to have been matched with a great therapist.

Reviewed June 2024

Anna was great throughout my health anxiety episodes over the last year. I was able to overcome my anxiety and get to a state where I was in control again. Thank you so much!

Reviewed April 2024

She is simply amazing! She does not judge, she supports me and is caring and smart and kind

Reviewed February 2024

Kate is amazing. She is informative, she listens, she helps and is an all around great therapist! I have had other therapists in the past, but I can confidently say she is worth every penny!

Reviewed December 2023

Really enjoyed first session. I am definitely booking more. Kate seems so far to suit me well as a therapist

Reviewed December 2023

I love working with Anna! She’s so understanding, nurturing and able to listen . She’s a very modern psychologist, exactly someone who a teenager would love to talk to. Sometimes it feels as if she’s also a mother figure, which maybe someone never got in a healthy way! recommended to everyone:-)

Reviewed July 2023

Kate is a wonderful therapist who really takes the time to listen and gives incredibly thoughtful and helpful insight. I highly recommend her.

Reviewed June 2023

Kate has been such a positive force for me. I struggle with anxiety and she has given me so many tools and reminders of affirmations to help me work toward conquering the stress that I put on myself.

Reviewed April 2023

Kate is a great listener, and even when I explained some complicated things, she seemed to pick up every detail and be able to see a bigger picture. 100% recommended

Reviewed March 2023

I feel as though Anna (Kate) really and truly understands all the big and small details of what I experience, how I perceive things, how I understand things - this helps us to come to solutions with any difficulties I have experienced but also give me the tools to understand and manage things myself as well as they come up. I have new definitions for words, processes, feelings and appreciate the support I receive hugely.

Reviewed February 2023

Kate is very kind and understanding, she give you a feeling it’s someone you know for ages, the one person you call when in trouble - that always says what’s right

Reviewed November 2022

I have not had a positive experience with the first therapist assigned to me, and I am glad that I was not discouraged and decided to contact Kate. I have been working with her for over six months now, and she is fantastic, supportive, understanding and encouraging. I feel safe and comfortable talking to her. I highly recommend her!

Reviewed November 2022

I feel understood and never judged. She is respectful and very encouraging. She helps me feel empowered. I recommend 100%

Reviewed July 2022

Kate Smart is pretty awesome. This is my third round with her for different concerns--she's very versatile from relationship and love advice to post accident trauma. Very sympathetic and wise.

Reviewed July 2022

I reeeealy appreciate the way she helps guide me thru my emotions.

Reviewed July 2022

Kate has taken the time to listen to my concerns and guided me to better coping techniques. I highly recommend partnering with her when navigating life’s changes.

Reviewed June 2022

I've worked with several therapists, and Kate is by far the best experience I've had. She always makes me feel listened to, and her guidance has helped me find clarity on topics that have been causing me a great deal of confusion and anxiety.

Reviewed June 2022

I have referred so many friends to BetterHelp these last few months, and especially Anna (Kate). She literally gave me hope when I didn’t think there was any left in the world for me.

Reviewed May 2022

It has been a pleasure working with Kate. She is always positive and encouraging.

Reviewed May 2022

Kate has a very relaxed and warm approach which put me at ease and made me feel capable right from the off. She listens and always sees right to the heart of the issue, offering profound insights and practical advice. She has subtly helped change my thinking and outlook for the better and helped me reach a state of mind I didn’t think was possible in the timeframe. Very grateful!

Reviewed January 2022

Kate is absolutely amazing and I would have quit therapy if I’d had a different therapist.

Reviewed January 2022

Kate is an exceptional and professional therapist, her insights and our conversations and sessions are always extremly profound and invaluable. Thank you.

Reviewed January 2022

She’s amazing and understanding, she will help you understand yourself ❤️

Reviewed January 2022

I promise you, she has gotten me through hell and I wouldnt have wanted anyone else .

Reviewed December 2021

She’s very respectful and understanding. She is reassuring and give good tools to deal with mental issues.

Reviewed August 2021

She is purely fantastic .

Reviewed August 2021

Kate is a very positive and understanding person. She listens attentively and understands what are my main concerns and how to work on them. I feel very safe talking to here and don’t doubt that she has my best interest in mind. She is available when I need an advice and tracks my progress.

Reviewed July 2021

She is very helpful, helped my self esteem a ton and I stopped feeling bad about people's comments mainly through her approach. Would recommend, very friendly and always on time, also proposes me practical ways to cope with things that work in my case.

Reviewed July 2021

An absolute star of a human. She is kindhearted and very smart and her enthusiasm for me to follow my passions is so uplifting and gives me the motivation to chase my dreams. Her words are so insightful and she truly understands what I say even when I'm babbling.

Reviewed July 2021

Very passionate and understanding. I feel I can open up to Kate, even things I’ve never spoke about before

Reviewed July 2021

I've been working with Kate for over 3 months now, and she's great! I'm autistic, and suffer from a myriad of anxiety driven, depression and OCD-ish symptoms. She has been super understanding from day 1, I'm super happy to have shared so much with her and received nothing but support, understanding, and encouragement. I can tell she has buckets of experience dealing with various people, and I've felt safe and comfortable talking to her. Of course I recommend her! :)

Reviewed April 2021

I just started with Anna and I can already tell that she has full potential to help me heal .

Reviewed April 2021

My correspondence with Kate so far has been extremely positive and I look forward to seeing how I will progress with her help. She is extremely helpful, easy to talk to and understanding.

Reviewed March 2021

I just started my sessions with Kate recently, and she is the only person that makes me feel understood enough, and the first person I opened up to in 25 years of my life. She listens and takes notes, and makes very specific questions that are connected to parts of what you previously said in the other sessions, trying to understand when a issue started and how. You can tell she is making an effort to get the whole picture and understand your condition. Therapists I've been before didn't remember so many details about me and what I said in previous appointments. She's an ocean apart from me and we don't have therapy sessions in my native language, but to me she feels closer than the specialists I had to deal with in person.

Reviewed March 2021

She is very good and listens and understands your issues very well and offers good remedy

Reviewed February 2021

I've enjoyed my counseling sessions with Kate up to this point and have found them greatly beneficial. She's taken a kind and methodical approach towards how I've been feeling. She's also helped me determine important questions to ask myself moving forward, and above all - has made me feel heard.

Reviewed February 2021

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Frequently asked questions

Does Anna (Kate) Smart offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Anna (Kate) Smart works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Anna (Kate) Smart speak?

Anna (Kate) Smart speaks English.

How many years of experience does Anna (Kate) Smart have?

Anna (Kate) Smart has 13 years of experience.

Where is Anna (Kate) Smart licensed to practice?

Anna (Kate) Smart is licensed to practice in Missouri.

Does Anna (Kate) Smart accept clients outside of the United States?

Yes, Anna (Kate) Smart accepts clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Anna (Kate) Smart offer?

Anna (Kate) Smart offers clients Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Anna (Kate) Smart?

Anna (Kate) Smart can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Anna (Kate) Smart?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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