Tanya Smith, LPC

Tanya Smith is an LPC with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She creates a calm and affirming space where people can talk about hard things and find practical ways forward. Her manner is warm and straightforward, aimed at making sessions feel useful from the first visit.

She focuses on concrete skills such as emotion regulation, communication, and problem solving. Tanya draws on methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based work to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. She also uses attachment-informed ideas to look at how early relationships shape current expectations and reactions.

Tanya often supports people facing life changes, caregiving strain, chronic illness, or challenges related to identity and belonging. She pays attention to how grief, burnout, or compassion fatigue can affect daily functioning and decision making. Sessions include space to name emotions, practice coping strategies, and plan small steps that fit into real life.

Her style balances empathy with clear, practical guidance. Clients and therapists work together to set goals and track progress. Tanya encourages self-compassion while teaching skills that help reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and improve connection with others.

She practices in South Carolina and offers services in English. Before booking, confirm the current session options and scheduling details to choose what will work best for you.

How Tanya’s approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions. It focuses on values-guided steps so clients can build a meaningful life even when uncomfortable emotions remain. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to change patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication, which can be useful for intimacy and trust issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Tanya collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. She adjusts techniques over time, combining approaches when that best supports progress.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as specific online formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing commute time and allowing sessions during breaks or from another location. It can also make shorter check-ins possible when a quick strategy or coping plan is needed. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and worksheets for remote sessions so people still practice skills between meetings.