Jonathan Smith, LCMHCA, NCC

I’m a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate and a National Certified Counselor, and the counselor behind Bellwether.

I work with individuals navigating trauma, chronic stress, identity, and life transitions. My approach integrates EMDR, attachment-focused work, and narrative identity frameworks — grounded in evidence, paced carefully, and shaped around the person in front of me rather than a formula.

Much of my work is with people who carry responsibility for others. Police and military, first responders, healthcare professionals, pastors and ministry leaders, pilots, and others in high-stress roles. Different uniforms, similar weight: vigilance, moral injury, and the particular difficulty of asking for help when you’re the one everyone else relies on. More about that work.

Before I became a counselor, I spent many years as a senior software engineer. That background still shapes how I work. I’m drawn to problem-solving, clear thinking, and the long process of building something durable — whether that’s a system or a life after something has broken.

Sessions are available in person in Winston-Salem and through secure, technology-assisted formats, depending on what you need.