- Relationship focus
- Practical skills
- Strengths based
About Tina
Her work centers on building a strong connection so clients can explore choices and patterns that shape daily life. She blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Mindfulness techniques are used to help calm the mind in stressful moments.
Dr. Smith also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and elements of the Gottman Method when relationship patterns are part of the concern. She supports people dealing with grief, trauma, intimacy issues, and addiction-related struggles. She also assists clients managing career stress, caregiver strain, and chronic illness challenges.
She has experience in clinical and correctional settings and has worked with a wide range of people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Her practice includes work related to gender dysphoria, LGBT concerns, ADHD, and bipolar mood concerns among other issues. She notes experience with complex presentations including dissociation and personality-related problems.
Dr. Smith encourages a strengths-based stance and meets people where they are. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.