About Katina
Katina Smith helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, and problems with self-esteem. She also supports those facing relationship and family struggles, parenting challenges, grief, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and other life changes. Katina is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC based in Louisiana.
She takes a direct, practical approach in sessions. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on simple tools that can be used between meetings. Clients learn ways to notice unhelpful thinking, try different behaviors, and build healthier day-to-day routines.
How Katina works
Katina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing in her work. She pairs those methods with mindfulness skills to help people stay calm and notice their reactions. Sessions are tailored to the concern at hand and the goals a person brings.
Her background includes work across social services and crisis intervention, with experience supporting people affected by adoption and foster care, substance issues, domestic violence, and aging concerns. That range informs a practical style that aims for clear steps and steady progress. Katina offers online options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
She works in English and can connect with clients both inside and outside the United States. To begin, a short questionnaire guides matching and scheduling.
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What Katina works with
The areas below are the ones Katina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
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Online support options
How Katina’s approaches work online
Katina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy alongside mindfulness practices. CBT helps people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can ease anxiety, depression, and stress. Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on understanding and processing past hurts so daily life feels less disrupted. Mindfulness teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and support emotion regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level. Sessions begin with goals and observations, and strategies are adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow more visual interaction, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain continuity across locations.
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