Kiana Thomas

Kiana Thomas, LPC, focuses on helping people who are facing life changes, stress, or emotional strain. She keeps sessions straightforward and practical so busy parents can fit care into their days. Kiana speaks plainly about goals and next steps and helps people set small, workable plans they can use between sessions.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and client-centered methods to guide conversations. That means sessions often look like identifying unhelpful thinking, testing new behaviors, and building on what already works. She also uses mindfulness to help people pause and notice what’s happening in the moment.

Kiana earned a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from South University after completing a bachelor’s in Experimental Psychology at the University of South Carolina. She has about five years of clinical experience in both private practice and public agency settings. Her background includes work with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, and concerns related to LGBT identity.

In practical terms, Kiana helps people clarify immediate goals and break larger problems into steps. Sessions often focus on coping strategies for sleep, mood, and parenting strains, along with building skills to manage impulses or substance use patterns. She can also support people dealing with career pressures, body image, or grief after separation.

People who choose her can expect a collaborative tone. She asks about daily routines and suggests specific exercises to try between sessions. Progress is tracked by looking at what changes in real life rather than abstract talk.

How Kiana's Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflecting concerns and helping them decide what matters most to work on. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems by turning ideas into concrete experiments and small habit changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, daily routines, and what feels most useful. That conversation guides whether to emphasize CBT exercises, solution-focused planning, or mindfulness practices so the plan matches the person's needs and preferences.

Confirm which session formats are offered before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let clients try mindfulness exercises or behavioral experiments between meetings and bring real-life examples into sessions for practical problem solving.