Evalee Smith

Evalee Smith is a licensed social worker with 25 years of experience in mental health and social services. She holds a Master of Social Work from Savannah State University and maintains licensure as an LISW in South Carolina and an LCSW in Georgia. Evalee draws on a long career helping people manage anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, relationship struggles, parenting stress, and addiction concerns.

Her approach is warm and interactive. She treats people with respect and avoids stigmatizing labels. Sessions focus on each person’s strengths and practical steps they can use day to day. Evalee blends several methods to match the situation rather than using a single fixed approach.

In sessions she uses clear tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to teach coping skills and change unhelpful patterns. She also uses attachment-based and emotionally-focused ideas when relationships and connection are central to the concern. Mindfulness and psychoeducation are woven in to help clients notice patterns and learn new strategies.

Evalee has worked across settings with people facing trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, and a range of mood and stress-related issues. She also supports people navigating identity and LGBT-related concerns. Her background includes work with caregivers and those dealing with compassion fatigue.

Therapy is tailored to each person’s goals. Evalee partners with clients to create realistic plans and teach skills they can use between sessions. She welcomes people who are ready to take a practical step toward change.

How Evalee’s Approaches Work Online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how close relationships shape feelings and behavior. It helps when relationship patterns or attachment worries make it hard to trust or connect with others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete experiments and skills to change unhelpful patterns. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, and many daily stressors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on emotions and patterns in relationships to improve closeness and communication when connection is the main concern.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Evalee will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then blend methods to fit those needs. She collaborates on a plan and adjusts it as progress is made so sessions stay practical and relevant.

The biography does not specify particular online session types, so confirm the current formats before booking. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people join from different locations, which can help when schedules or geography change. Licensed professionals can still teach skills, review homework, and coach through stressful moments in an online setting.