Anastasia Smith-McEwen

Anastasia Smith-McEwen is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and relationship and family concerns. She supports parents, people navigating life changes, and those coping with grief, addiction, bipolar disorder, ADHD, or struggles with self-esteem and intimacy. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than long lectures.

She has 11 years of experience in Mississippi settings. Her background includes working as a home-based foster care counselor, a crisis counselor at a community mental health center, and a therapist in an acute inpatient facility. Those roles gave her hands-on experience with individuals at different stages of need.

Anastasia uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on client-centered ideas to listen and reflect, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking, and solution-focused methods to set small, reachable goals. She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people stay present and find their own motivation.

In sessions she aims for clear, achievable steps people can try between meetings. She offers individual and group work experience and has worked with children, adolescents, and adults in previous roles. Her approach is straightforward: identify a few practical changes, test them, and adjust based on what helps.

To begin, she asks people to share current struggles and goals so sessions can focus on immediate needs. Her counseling style centers on listening, making short-term plans, and building coping tools that fit daily life.

How Anastasia’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting. It helps people feel heard and guides conversations toward what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches simple tools to shift them, which can help with anxiety, anger, and mood challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Anastasia will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and daily life. She will check in and adjust the plan if something isn’t helping, so the process stays practical and goal-driven.

Confirm current session options before booking, as session formats are not specified in the biography. Many people find online work helps fit counseling into busy schedules, allows shorter check-ins when needed, and can reduce travel time. Online sessions can make it easier to keep regular appointments after school or during a work break. Anastasia’s mix of listening, CBT tools, and solution-focused planning can be adapted to these rhythms so progress stays focused on concrete change.