Jane Smith brings over a decade of experience as a licensed therapist and life advisor to her role as founder of LifeAnswersHQ.
After earning her masters in social work from NYU, Jane began counseling individuals and families at a local wellness center. During her sessions, she found many struggling not with mental illness per se, but with the universal difficulties navigating career, relationships, identity, life transitions and finding meaning.
Seeing a shortage of judgment-free spaces to openly ask life’s messy questions, Jane launched LifeAnswersHQ as an online resource bridging this gap.
At LifeAnswersHQ, Jane tirelessly empowers a community where people tackle tough life situations together, with empathy and wisdom that comes from shared experiences.
Outside running LifeAnswersHQ, Jane continues to counsel clients invoicing them that “no problem is too messy when we work through challenges guided by compassion rather than shame”.
Jane also consults with startups on building supportive company cultures fostering openness and understanding among employees during difficult times. Drawing from her diverse clinical and coaching experiences Jane published the book “Answers Await: Finding Life Wisdom in Shared Stories” highlighting impactful lessons for navigating adversity.
When she’s not working you’ll find Jane enjoying city strolls, poetry jams and playing scrabble with friends discussing creative ways to keep nurturing understanding on life’s journey of twists and turns.