About Athina
Athina Smalios is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and relationship strain. She focuses on practical skills that make everyday life feel more manageable. Athina aims to help people build self-esteem, handle anger, and navigate big life changes.
She uses clear, goal-oriented methods so sessions stay focused on what matters most. Athina listens for patterns that contribute to distress and then works with people to try new ways of responding.
How Athina works
Sessions introduce straightforward coping tools and steps people can try between meetings. Athina blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to shape a plan that fits each person. That mix helps address thinking patterns, motivation for change, and concrete short-term goals.
She explains techniques in plain language and checks that each step feels realistic. Her background as a Florida LCSW informs a practical, strengths-based approach. Athina has worked with many presenting concerns over two decades and brings that experience into focused sessions.
She aims to make therapy feel useful from the start. People working with her can expect a collaborative pace and clear recommendations. Athina supports caregivers, people facing workplace stress, those with ADHD, and folks dealing with isolation or compassion fatigue.
She emphasizes small, sustainable changes that add up over time.
Athina lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Athina works with
The areas below are the ones Athina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Athina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more balanced thoughts and actions. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it links thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in clear steps.She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find and strengthen their own reasons for change. This approach is helpful when someone feels stuck or unsure about taking the next step. Solution-Focused Therapy rounds out her work by setting short-term, achievable goals so progress can be measured quickly.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Athina collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She will adjust strategies over time based on what is or isn't helping.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more convenient. Video mirrors an in-person conversation, phone calls can fit into a work break, and text or live chat can be used for brief check-ins or when someone prefers typing. These formats let people keep therapy consistent around their schedule and life demands.
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