Andrienne Horton-Smith, LCPC

Andrienne Horton-Smith is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 24 years of experience. She focuses on helping people make changes when stress, anxiety, low self-worth, or past trauma feel overwhelming. Her approach centers on listening and helping each person use their strengths to move forward.

She offers individual counseling and has also worked in group counseling, life coaching, and mentoring. In sessions she helps people name painful patterns and practice small, workable steps to change them. That practical focus is aimed at everyday problems like workplace strain, relationship tension, and midlife transitions.

Andrienne pays attention to how early attachments and generational issues shape current relationships. She supports people working through abandonment, attachment wounds, and unresolved trauma so they can feel more grounded in daily life. She also addresses mood concerns, social anxiety, and issues common to women’s lives.

Her work draws on methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on building self-worth and coping skills.

People who like clear steps and practical tools may find her style helpful. She encourages clients to claim their strengths while gently testing new ways of responding to stress and life change.

How her approaches translate to online work

Andrienne uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, and social fears and focuses on skills you can practice between sessions.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify what matters and build internal motivation for change. This approach is useful when deciding on life direction, tackling impulsivity, or when someone feels stuck during a midlife transition.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. She will work together with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences, revising the plan as progress is made. The early sessions usually focus on what the client wants to achieve and which techniques fit their situation.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before booking. Confirming options helps plan how sessions fit into your schedule and daily life. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around work or family obligations, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time so therapy feels more manageable during busy periods.