Katina (Tina) Smith

Katina (Tina) Smith is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 26 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with anger, relationship trouble, anxiety, depression, and stress. Tina also supports those coping with trauma, grief, addiction, self-esteem concerns, and life changes. She writes plainly and listens with concern to what matters most to each person.

Tina brings a down-to-earth style to sessions. She works to create a calm space where clients can say what is hard and start to feel heard. Her approach is practical and focused on small, do-able steps that lead to better day-to-day functioning. She helps people sort their thoughts and reactions, and develop skills to manage strong feelings.

Over the years Tina has worked with both adolescents and adults. She helps people move toward emotional healing whether they are facing parenting stress, eating concerns, intimacy questions, or the fallout from separation and divorce. Her background includes assisting people who face complex challenges such as co-morbid conditions, personality concerns, or recovery from domestic violence.

Tina uses several familiar methods in sessions. She draws on client-centered work to follow each person’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps with changing unhelpful thinking and behavior. Emotionally-Focused ideas guide work around closeness and communication. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are added to support change and motivation.

She practices in Indiana and works in English. Tina welcomes international clients and aims to match therapy to each person’s needs. To begin, prospective clients use the Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule appointments based on therapist availability.

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy means the therapist follows the client's priorities and listens carefully to what matters most. Online this looks like open conversation focused on the individual's goals and concerns. It helps when someone needs a safe place to be heard and to make sense of their feelings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is practical and skills-based. In sessions clients learn to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments to test new ways of coping. This approach often helps with anxiety, depression, anger, and stress by giving clear tools to use between meetings.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding emotional responses and improving how people connect. It can support work on relationship strains and intimacy-related issues by helping clients notice patterns and try new ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and how a method fits the person's situation. Decisions about techniques and pacing are collaborative and adjusted as progress is made.

Specific session formats are not listed here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins may fit a lunch break, and audio-only meetings can reduce bandwidth needs. Licensed professionals can tailor the mix of methods and session length to match everyday schedules and goals.