Katina (Tina) Smith, LMHC

Katina (Tina) Smith is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 26 years of practice. She focuses on relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, anger, self-esteem, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, and parenting stress. Tina approaches work with care and directness, aiming to help people reduce painful feelings and find greater emotional balance.

Her style is down-to-earth and warm. Sessions are aimed at clear goals and practical steps. She listens closely, helps name patterns, and supports small changes that build over time.

Tina uses a mix of approaches to match the person in front of her. She draws on client-centered work to follow each person’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports deeper emotional connection and understanding.

Mindfulness techniques are used to help people notice feelings and respond more calmly. Motivational Interviewing can help when someone feels stuck or unsure about change. These methods are blended to fit the issue and the client’s pace.

With long experience in clinical settings, Tina brings practical problem solving and steady support. She helps people facing life changes, complicated grief, eating and food-related concerns, codependency, communication problems, and issues tied to trauma and safety. Her aim is to help people move toward more peace and clearer choices.

People interested in working with her are asked to use the continue button on this profile to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s own goals and priorities. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects concerns back, and helps people clarify what matters most. This approach is useful for anyone who feels unsure where to start or needs a space to be heard.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and reduce distress. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and some relationship patterns.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and work with strong emotions that affect relationships and self-understanding. It can be useful for intimacy-related concerns, grief, and attachment wounds.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and pace. She blends techniques when that makes sense and checks in about what is helpful.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats were not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, reduce travel time, and let people meet from quieter surroundings. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to work effectively in remote sessions.