- Warm and direct
- Skills and insight
- Men's wellbeing
About Tanya
Tanya Smith is an LPC with 15 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also supports men’s wellbeing, ADHD-related challenges, parenting strain, career questions, and compassion fatigue. Tanya creates a straightforward and compassionate environment so people can talk about what matters most to them.
Tanya focuses on short, clear goals and practical skills in sessions. She uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new responses. She also draws on Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas to improve communication and rebuild trust in relationships.
Her style is warm and direct. Sessions often include talking through recent events, practicing new skills, and setting small experiments to try between meetings. Tanya aims to help clients build self-awareness, better emotion regulation, and clearer decision making.
She has worked with people dealing with abandonment and attachment issues, adoption and foster care concerns, blended family stress, chronic illness and caregiving burdens, body image and grief. Tanya pays attention to how identity and culture shape each person’s story and adjusts her approach accordingly.
Based in South Carolina, Tanya blends practical planning with empathic listening. She encourages clients to take small steps toward change and to notice progress along the way.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without being controlled by them and to take values-based steps forward. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when someone wants clearer direction and practical actions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change patterns that contribute to mood or anxiety problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connections and communication, which can help with intimacy, trust, and relationship difficulties.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tanya will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and everyday life. She often blends techniques so clients can try different ways of coping and see what helps most.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit therapy into a work break, avoid travel time, or choose shorter check-ins when life is busy. Therapists can use online meetings to teach skills, review progress, and plan experiments to practice between sessions, making therapy more practical for day-to-day life.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Tanya address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and career concerns, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, grief, and compassion fatigue, among other areas.
What is her therapy style and approach?
Tanya uses a warm, direct, and collaborative style. She combines practical skill-building with reflection and relationship-focused work to help people make manageable changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with individuals facing complex emotional and life challenges.
Where is Tanya licensed and based?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) and practices in South Carolina.
What languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Tanya?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.