Yiasha Smith, LPC

Yiasha Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with six years of clinical experience. She has focused much of her work on young adults facing life transitions and on people managing chronic mental health conditions. Her approach centers on clear, practical support for everyday struggles. Yiasha helps people who are coping with depression, trauma, and anxiety. She aims to create sessions that focus on shifting unhelpful thoughts and building small, usable skills. Clients can expect direct, energetic conversation that keeps the work focused and grounded. In sessions she uses techniques from client-centered therapy to follow what matters most to each person. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify thought patterns and DBT skills to manage strong emotions. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are part of her toolbox when clients want short-term goals or to boost motivation. Yiasha values time and aims to make each appointment feel purposeful. She encourages collaboration so clients leave with concrete next steps they can try between meetings. Her style is straightforward and supportive, with an emphasis on making change feel doable. Based in South Carolina, she works in English and brings six years of practice to her work with adults. People often seek her out for help with relationship strain, grief, stress, anger, self-esteem, and intimacy-related concerns. If you want a practical, focused approach, she offers a steady, engaged presence in sessions.

How Yiasha’s Methods Translate to Online Work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening to what matters to each person and following their priorities. Online sessions can use that approach to shape each meeting around the client's immediate concerns and goals.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In remote sessions CBT can help identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build specific exercises to practice between meetings.

Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. These techniques are useful for managing strong emotions and improving day-to-day coping when practiced in regular online check-ins.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will ask about goals, what has helped before, and what feels workable in your life. Together you can try one method or combine elements from different approaches until the plan fits your needs.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, offer shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It also supports using digital worksheets and between-session planning to keep momentum between meetings.