Katina (Tina) Smith, LMHC
Compassionate counselor who listens and guides
Details
| Name | Katina (Tina) Smith |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | Indiana |
| Licensed in | Indiana |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 26 |
About Katina
Katina (Tina) Smith is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing relationship struggles, trauma, anxiety, depression, anger, and stress. She also supports those dealing with grief, addiction, eating concerns, parenting strains, and major life changes. Tina writes plainly and listens with patience so clients feel heard from the first session.
With 26 years of experience, Tina draws on approaches that fit each person’s story. She uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe life stories, Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize the client's perspective, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns.
Background and approach
Mindfulness techniques and elements from Emotionally-Focused Therapy also appear when they match a client's needs. Sessions are conversational and practical. Tina helps people name what matters, try small changes between sessions, and notice what shifts.
She focuses on clear goals like better communication, more stable moods, healthier routines, or stronger boundaries. Tina has worked across a wide range of concerns including abandonment, codependency, blended family issues, domestic violence, and chronic health challenges such as cancer. She brings steady, down-to-earth support while working with complex situations that often involve more than one problem at a time.
Located in Indiana, she offers counseling in English and is available to international clients. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session that fits their timing.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Anger management among the things Katina works with, alongside the areas below.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Katina among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Katina among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Katina among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Katina among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Katina among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Katina among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Katina directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Katina directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical approaches work online
Katina (Tina) Smith uses Narrative Therapy to help people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships, which can reduce shame and open new choices. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client’s lead, offering empathy and reflection so people feel understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments to change behavior and mood.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Tina works with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. She often combines techniques from these approaches so the plan matches the issue at hand, and she checks in regularly to adjust the work together.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people have deeper conversations with visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, shorter reflections, or ongoing coaching-style contact between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Tina help with?
Tina works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, anger, and stress. She also supports people facing grief, addictions, eating concerns, parenting strains, and life transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is down-to-earth and conversational. Sessions focus on listening, naming problems, and trying practical steps between meetings.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 26 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns and complex cases that often involve multiple issues at once.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in Indiana. Her practice is listed as located in Indiana.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Tina offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is pricing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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