- Values-focused work
- Skills and strategies
- Affirming approach
About Tanya
Tanya Smith is an LPC with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, and self-esteem concerns. She offers an affirming, nonjudgmental approach and pays attention to how identity and life events shape emotion. Her work often addresses relationship and intimacy questions, parenting strain, career crossroads, and grief.
In sessions Tanya focuses on practical steps people can try between meetings. She uses clear language and simple tools to help clients notice patterns and try new behaviors. Conversations cover communication skills, coping strategies, and ways to shift daily habits that keep problems stuck.
Tanya draws on several well-known methods to fit each person’s needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to break unhelpful thought patterns and acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take small actions toward them. Attachment-based ideas guide work on closeness and trust in relationships.
People who come for help with complex histories or neurodiversity find a calm, steady presence. Tanya pays attention to adoption and foster care issues, abandonment concerns, and autism-related needs. She also supports those facing chronic illness, caregiving stress, body-image struggles, and bereavement.
Her style is warm and direct. Tanya partners with clients to set realistic goals and track progress. To begin, users are asked to complete the site’s matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
South Carolina
Languages
English
How Tanya’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Tanya commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in her work. CBT helps people notice thought and behavior patterns and try experiments to change them, which can be shared and practiced during online sessions. Acceptance and commitment therapy focuses on identifying what matters most and taking small, value-driven steps; that work often involves setting simple exercises clients can do between meetings.She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. That approach involves talking through interaction styles and practicing new ways of relating that can be tried in day-to-day life. Deciding which approach to emphasize is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then tailor the plan together.
If you are considering online work, confirm current session options before booking. The primary practical benefit is flexibility - online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and travel. Other advantages include being able to do short check-ins when time is limited, choosing audio-only if video is difficult, and using online sessions to keep momentum between in-person appointments when needed. Licensed professionals help clients shape a plan that fits everyday life and goals.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Tanya commonly help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, career questions, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Tanya uses a warm, direct approach that focuses on practical steps and clear language. Sessions emphasize skills, communication, and actions clients can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.
What credential and location apply to her practice?
She is an LPC, licensed in South Carolina, and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.