Tina Smith, LPC

Tina Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 11 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. Tina aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and supported.

She builds a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about their thoughts and feelings. Conversations center on what matters most to each person, and she works to meet people where they are. Tina encourages practical next steps that fit into everyday life.

Tina uses client-centered methods that keep the person's goals and perspective central. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach skills for managing emotions and improving day-to-day functioning. These approaches are used to address parenting strain, caregiver stress, relationship communication, and attachment concerns among other issues.

Her experience includes work with adoption and foster care topics, blended family concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome-related challenges, and family of origin issues. Tina is comfortable supporting people dealing with guilt, shame, control struggles, and forgiveness questions. She also helps people facing separation, grief over relationships, and mood difficulties such as Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder.

Sessions are conducted in English and follow the therapist's LPC scope in Texas. Prospective clients who are outside the United States are asked to note that international clients are not currently accepted. To begin, use the site Start Therapy process to match and schedule based on therapist availability.

How Tina Uses Client-Centered Work and DBT Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s perspective. The therapist listens closely and reflects what matters to the client so they feel heard and understood. This approach helps when someone needs a calm place to sort through feelings, parenting stress, or family conflict.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. Sessions using DBT techniques often include learning breathing and grounding skills, emotion regulation strategies, and communication tools that help in day-to-day life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tina will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest whether client-centered work, DBT skills, or a mix fits best. The plan can change as needs evolve and is shaped by what the client finds most useful.

Confirm the session formats before booking, since options are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, offer shorter check-ins when needed, or reduce travel time. It also supports continuing work on caregiver stress and parenting concerns when in-person visits are harder to arrange.