Tanya Smith, LPC
Therapist in South Carolina
Tanya Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and anger.
- Licensed inSouth Carolina
- License7676
- NPI 1952959280
- Experience15+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Tanya
Tanya Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and anger. She also supports those coping with relationship problems, grief, parenting strain, career changes, and identity concerns including LGBT issues. Tanya aims to make the first step feel manageable for a worried parent or anyone feeling overwhelmed.
Her sessions are straightforward and warm. She listens first, then helps people name what matters most to them.
Background and approach
Tanya blends practical skills with conversations about attachment and how early relationships shape current patterns. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to build concrete coping steps. Tanya also draws on dialectical behavior therapy and client-centered therapy to help people manage intense emotions and develop self-compassion.
Sessions focus on learning skills that fit daily life, such as grounding techniques, thought work, and clearer communication. She frames work as gradual and collaborative rather than rushed solutions. People working with Tanya often focus on repairing trust, reducing reactivity, or finding steadier mood days.
She pays attention to adoption and foster care histories, attachment disruptions, and abandonment themes when those are part of a person's story. Tanya takes a practical view of progress and values small, sustainable changes. Based in South Carolina, she offers therapy in English and uses flexible session formats like video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging.
The intake process is simple and starts with a short matching questionnaire to connect people to her services.
Credentials
- LPC (South Carolina)
- License 7676 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1952959280 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Tanya lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tanya names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment-aware and skills-based therapy online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of trust and closeness. It helps people notice repeated interaction styles and try new ways of connecting or regulating emotions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while clarifying values to guide action; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and gives clear exercises to change unhelpful thinking and routines.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tanya collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She often combines attachment-focused conversation with ACT and CBT tools so the plan matches what someone needs right now and what they hope to change over time.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and do deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging give shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, and a way to practice skills in real time. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules, workdays, or caregiving routines.
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Frequently asked
What issues does Tanya usually help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, career transitions, and related concerns such as ADHD and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is warm and direct with an emphasis on listening first. Sessions mix practical skill-building with attention to attachment patterns and emotional experience.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with people across a range of emotional and relational concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices from South Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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