- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
About Katina
Katina (Tina) Smith is an Indiana Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 26 years of experience. She works with people facing relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, and addictions. Tina also supports those dealing with grief, intimacy issues, eating and parenting concerns, bipolar disorder, and major life changes.
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside client-centered methods to help people notice and name difficult feelings. Tina also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness to address thought patterns and build calmer responses. Motivational interviewing and narrative work appear in her approach when helping people clarify goals and reframe difficult stories about themselves.
In a session with Tina, conversations focus on the emotions behind behaviors. She helps people identify upsetting patterns and the triggers that keep them repeating. Practical steps and small experiments are often part of the work so clients can try new ways of relating outside the session.
Tina has supported people across many situations that include abandonment, codependency, communication problems, divorce and domestic violence. She also brings experience with blended family tensions, cancer-related stress, and coping after disasters. Her clinical knowledge covers personality concerns such as avoidant, dependent, and antisocial patterns when those issues affect daily functioning.
Her style is straightforward and person-centered. She invites clear goals and honest conversation about what’s not working. People who want focused emotional work and practical coping tools may find her approach useful.
How her approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and naming feelings that shape how people relate to themselves and others. It can help when relationship patterns, attachment wounds, or hard-to-name emotions keep repeating. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a respectful therapeutic relationship so clients can describe their experience and choose next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions, and offers concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which combination of EFT, client-centered listening, or CBT techniques to try, and adjust as progress unfolds.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - they can remove travel time, let someone join from a quieter space, or make shorter check-ins possible between appointments. Therapists and licensed professionals use these formats to help clients practice new emotional and communication skills in everyday settings.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
Tina works with relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, eating concerns, parenting, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy and client-centered methods to help people name and work through difficult emotions, with practical steps added from CBT and mindfulness.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in Indiana and practices from that state.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She accepts international clients.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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