Katina Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and parenting challenges.
01About Katina
Katina Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and parenting challenges. She practices from Louisiana and brings a calm, direct style to sessions. Katina draws on practical tools to help people cope and make changes that fit daily life.
She favors straightforward methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thinking. Trauma-focused approaches guide work with people who have experienced abuse or other painful events.
Background and approach
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and needs a nudge to act on changes they want. Katina describes her work as client-centered and collaborative. She focuses on building trust, finding small steps that fit each person, and teaching techniques to manage strong feelings.
Sessions emphasize real-world skills rather than abstract ideas. Her background includes several years in social services and crisis response before practicing as an LPC. That experience shaped her approach to issues like grief, domestic violence, and substance use.
People meet practical strategies and straightforward talk about next steps. Katina tailors each plan to the person in front of her. She helps identify problem patterns, reshape negative thinking, and develop coping strategies.
The goal is clearer thinking, better daily functioning, and renewed hope.
02Credentials
- LPC (Louisiana)
- License 6023 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1245680461 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Katina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Young adult issues
Methods Katina names
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Katina names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Katina often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that make daily life harder.She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to work through the effects of past abuse or overwhelming events. This approach breaks down traumatic memories into manageable parts and teaches coping skills to reduce their hold on daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they adjust methods over time so the work fits the person and the problem being addressed.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone can be helpful when bandwidth is low, and messaging fits quick check-ins or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep steady progress over time.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, grief, parenting, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would therapy feel day to day with her?
Sessions are conversational and practical. Expect a focus on identifying patterns, learning tools, and setting small, achievable goals.
What is her professional background?
She has six years as a Licensed Professional Counselor and prior social services experience working with diverse populations and crisis intervention.
Where is the therapist based and licensed?
She is based in Louisiana and holds an LPC credential with license details listed as LA LPC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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