Tanya Smith

Tanya Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and changes in life circumstances. She focuses on practical steps clients can use right away. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at helping people find their strengths and feel more in control.

Tanya spends time learning each person's story before suggesting tools. She draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral work and acceptance-based ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns.

Clients can expect a collaborative tone in sessions. Tanya helps people set clear goals and practices skills such as emotion regulation, communication, and values-driven choices. She often breaks larger problems into small steps that are easier to try between sessions.

Her background includes long-term work with people facing grief, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and identity concerns such as LGBTQ matters. She pays attention to cultural context and how life events like adoption or foster care history can affect current coping.

Tanya aims to help people cope with life changes, build self-compassion, and regain momentum in daily routines. She encourages honest conversations and practical problem-solving so clients can move forward with clearer plans.

How Tanya’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry or avoidance.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Tanya will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can change over time as progress and needs shift.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since specific formats are not listed here. Many people find virtual work helpful for fitting therapy into a busy schedule, keeping appointments during moving or caregiving demands, or having shorter check-ins when time is limited. Online sessions can support practicing skills between meetings and maintaining steady progress through life transitions.