Katina (Tina) Smith, LMHC

Katina (Tina) Smith is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 26 years of experience. She helps people facing relationship strain, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and the uncertainty that can come with midlife transitions. Tina uses a direct, down-to-earth style and aims to help people feel more emotionally steady and understood.

Her approach is practical and conversational. Sessions focus on identifying what causes pain or frustration and finding steps that reduce distress. She listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people try new ways of responding to old patterns.

Tina draws on several evidence-informed methods, including client-centered work that follows each person’s lead, cognitive behavioral strategies to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and emotionally-focused techniques to help with closeness and connection. Mindfulness tools and motivational interviewing are also used to support change and build new habits.

She has worked across age ranges and brings long experience to common life challenges like parenting stress, relationship conflict, eating-related issues, and coping after loss or major change. Tina emphasizes steady progress over time and practical skills people can use between sessions.

Tina works from Indiana and conducts sessions in English. People who are exploring midlife shifts, reassessing relationships, or coping with trauma or major life changes may find her style approachable and straightforward.

How her approaches help during online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the person’s concerns and pace. The therapist listens without judgment and helps people clarify what matters to them, which can be useful for relationship and midlife questions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It teaches simple exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and to build different behaviors, which helps with anxiety, depression, and eating-related issues.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy emphasizes feelings and how they shape closeness with others. It helps people notice emotional patterns and try new ways of connecting in relationships and around intimacy concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan over time based on what is helpful.

Confirm which session formats are offered before booking so you know how sessions will be conducted. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into workdays, remove commuting time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to keep momentum between sessions by practicing skills in everyday life.