- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions and recovery
- Relationship work
About Tanya
Tanya Smith is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 11 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, and life changes. Sessions are described as collaborative and goal-focused.
She uses several practical therapy approaches to help people untangle what feels stuck. Tanya leans on Client-Centered Therapy to keep conversations grounded in each person's experience. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) are part of her toolbox for emotion work and relationship concerns.
Her background includes case management, psychotherapy, trauma and abuse work, mental health treatment, and substance use care. That range of settings shaped how she structures sessions: clear aims, step-by-step skill work, and attention to how daily life supports change. She has worked across age groups in earlier roles, including children and teens, but current practice materials describe work broadly with adults on the listed issues.
Tanya emphasizes collaborative sessions where the client’s goals guide the work. She aims to keep interactions respectful and nonjudgmental while focusing on practical steps. People meet to talk through current problems, try behavioral experiments, practice new ways of relating, and track progress between meetings.
To begin, readers are invited to follow the site’s process to match and schedule a first session. Payment uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; confirm specific session options before booking.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that reflect what matters to them. It can be useful for anxiety, low motivation, and situations where values and behavior feel out of sync. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience without judgment, which supports clearer goals and steady progress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific skills to change patterns that maintain distress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Tanya treats the decision as collaborative, drawing from these methods based on a client’s concerns, goals, and preferences. Early sessions look at what feels most urgent and what skills the person wants to develop, then shape the plan together.
The practical benefits of meeting online can include easier scheduling, fewer travel needs, and the chance to fit brief check-ins into a busy week. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online sessions let people use therapeutic techniques such as behavioral experiments, values-based action planning, emotion-focused conversations, and CBT skill practice while organizing care around everyday life.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting concerns, ADHD, and related life changes.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses collaborative, goal-focused sessions that combine Client-Centered listening with practical tools from CBT and ACT to try new ways of coping and deciding next steps.
What experience does she bring?
She has 11 years of experience in case management, psychotherapy, trauma and abuse work, mental health treatment, and substance use care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.
Can people meet with her in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the site button to see online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.