Dr. Natashia Smith , LPC

Dr. Natashia Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with two decades of clinical experience licensed in both Georgia and South Carolina. She has devoted her career to supporting people who face stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, anger, and depression. Her practice blends practical coping strategies with compassionate attention to each person’s unique circumstances, helping clients develop skills to manage difficult emotions and life transitions.

Dr. Smith frames each person as the expert of their own story and builds on existing strengths to address challenges. She recognizes that starting therapy often requires courage and takes pride in those first steps toward healing. Whether the focus is processing traumatic experiences, navigating grief, reducing chronic anxiety, or managing anger, she aims to create a collaborative environment that honors resilience and promotes lasting change.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care

Dr. Natashia Smith uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the needs of each person. One common focus is skill-based work for stress and anxiety - teaching practical coping strategies such as breathing, grounding, and structured problem-solving to reduce overwhelming symptoms and improve daily functioning. Another emphasis is trauma-informed care that helps people process and make meaning of traumatic or abusive experiences while building safety and emotional regulation skills. When grief and loss are central, she offers supportive, paced approaches that help individuals navigate mourning and adjust to changed circumstances.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dr. Smith collaborates with each person to identify goals, test what works, and adjust methods over time so treatment aligns with the client’s needs, goals, and preferences.

Online therapy with Dr. Smith is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for people with busy schedules or geographic constraints. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from different locations and fit therapy into daily life without sacrificing continuity of care.