Tanya Smith, LPC
South Carolina · 15 years in practice
Tanya Smith is an LPC with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship struggles.
License and registration
- LPC, South Carolina
- 7676 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1952959280 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Tanya
Tanya Smith is an LPC with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship struggles. She creates a calm, affirming space where clients can talk about what matters most and begin making changes that feel manageable. She focuses on clear, practical steps alongside deeper meaning.
Sessions mix problem-solving and reflection so clients can spot patterns and try new ways of coping. She listens for what the client finds most important and helps set small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Tanya draws on approaches such as existential therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and attachment-based work to match each person’s needs. That means looking at values and life purpose, practicing skills to tolerate difficult feelings, and paying attention to how early relationships still shape current behavior. Her style is warm and direct.
She encourages honest conversation and offers feedback that stays grounded in everyday life. People who prefer a collaborative, respectful pace tend to do well in her sessions. In addition to emotional concerns, Tanya supports practical challenges like parenting stress, career changes, caregiving strain, and coping with illness.
She also addresses topics such as identity, intimacy, grief, and attention-related difficulties. Tanya provides services from South Carolina and conducts sessions in English using video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. New clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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
Approach and options for online therapy
Existential therapy helps people look at meaning, choice, and what matters to them now; it can be useful for life transitions, purpose questions, and when someone feels stuck. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical skills to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed while moving toward chosen values. Attachment-based therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people change how they connect and communicate.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then use one or more methods that fit the client’s needs. This is a collaborative process and plans are adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text can fit into a busy day or offer a less formal way to process between scheduled talks. These options aim to make it easier to attend sessions around work, caregiving, or travel.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Tanya commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting and career challenges, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and related areas listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and direct, blending practical skills with deeper reflection. She partners with clients to set small goals and build coping strategies.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of experience supporting people through life transitions, trauma, and ongoing mood and anxiety concerns.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
Tanya holds the LPC credential as a South Carolina licensed professional counselor and practices from South Carolina.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription 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, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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